It was the first Christmas after my brother’s death in October and holiday spirits were far from an all-time family high. I’d hoped the season would pass quietly and without comment, but my father and stepmother Holly had other ideas. They thought perhaps spending time among good friends in a festive atmosphere would ease the pain of the previous severa…
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