Let the Heavy Snow Bury It All

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Ten years ago, I sponsored a poor boy from a trailer park in West Virginia. Today, he’s Julian Gray, the biggest star in Hollywood.

Tonight’s awards ceremony was being broadcast live across the country.

I sat in the most obscure corner of the third-tier balcony at the Dolby Theatre, clapping for him from afar.

The host mentioned his difficult yet miraculous rise to fame, asking if there was anyone special he wanted to thank for being there along the way.

Julian gripped the heavy golden t