The Great Bean-Count Schism

The Hunt family reunion was an annual event with a cast of hundreds and a budget of not inconsiderable proportions. It's all fun and games until Uncle Burt believes he's been wronged by Aunt Myrna in the bean count contest--an old rift that threatens to break the family apart.

When a young man visits this grand event with his new wife, he learns more about the challenges of extended family than he bargained for in this slice of life short story set in the intermountain West. (about 17 pages)