Kids in the Wind

These seven short stories trace the childhood memories of a young boy humorously nicknamed General Custer. The General optimistic by nature and battered by circumstances moves from Corvallis Oregon to the coastal town of Fairhaven California. In this patchwork tarpaper town on the north spit of Humboldt Bay there are no phones no indoor toilets and with mostly absent parents very few rules for rugged country kids. Tracing General Custer’s intrepid spirit and ardent observations <i>Kids in the Wind</i> brims with windy salt air unimaginable adventure embarrassing discoveries of young love and a great deal of humor. As the stories unravel they lead you to that age-old-question—why grow up?