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Black Sheep

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Black Sheep

By: Rory Scholl
Narrated by: Rory Scholl
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An irresponsible twentysomething comic and his equally shameless grandmother join forces as proud pariahs in this dark and rowdy story of dicey family ties, kindred spirits, bad behavior, and bribery.

When Rory’s judgmental mother told him that he took after his grandma Evelyn, he took it as a compliment. The ninety-two-year-old cocktail-toting, offtrack-betting party girl was every bit the troublemaker he was. When she landed at a dead-end nursing home, Rory jumped at the chance to liven things up for bored Evelyn - with vodka, scratch-offs, bingo, and gaming. But even in this modest assisted-living casino, the risk of betrayal was a gamble.

Rory Scholl’s Black Sheep is part of This Can’t Be Happening, a collection of four true stories about making the best of a worst-case scenario curated by Kevin Allison, creator of the hit true storytelling podcast RISK! Outrageous, alarming, triumphant, and sometimes embarrassing, these fearless confessionals can be read, or listened to, in one what-on-earth-would-I-do? sitting.

©2018 Rory Scholl (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Comedy Grandparenting
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I enjoyed listening to this story. The fact that it was true and was being told by the one who lived it gave it even more heart.

Great story, great narrator

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Relatively simple story but has depth and spirit. Great telling, I think I prefer to hear rather than read it.

Really enjoyed it

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made me chuckle a few times but also sad in the end, wont spoil it though

lovely short story

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