Hillbilly Elegy

knowing a single person was around,
and he just kept carrying on and
complaining. I thought he sounded
miserable.” Uncle Jimmy had recently
started working and was eager to spend
his money to help his dad out. So he
offered to take the car to a shop and get
it fixed. The suggestion caught Papaw
completely off guard. “What? Why?” he
asked innocently. “I love fixing cars.”
Papaw had a beer belly and a
chubby face but skinny arms and legs.
He never apologized with words. While
helping Aunt Wee move across the
country, she admonished him for his
earlier alcoholism and asked why they
rarely had the chance to talk. “Well, talk