California Dreaming

By Lorin Lee Cary

Whacky Herb and Dipsey Donna agree to drive to California in Herb's old Plymouth, towing his "free-wheeling," homemade trailer. Along the way, they meet a slew of strange but amiable characters, each of whom, though facing Donna's pistol, gives some writerly advice about the story until Herb and Donna decide it's time for the story to end. Lots of wry and much laugh-out-loud humor. I didn't want it to end.Ivon Blum, author of "Code Talker, a Novel of the Navajo.""Stick out your thumb and this cantankerous married couple will slow their makeshift trailer. Once onboard, expect a tongue-in-cheek romp down the west-bound highway. Novelists will revel in the parallel structure of critiquing real-life as if a story in progress. What's real? What's not? Bravo to author Cary for subtlety walking the line." -Sherry Shahan, Skin and Bones "California Dreaming is the rollicking odyssey of a newly retired couple longing for warmer weather and a carefree life. Herb and Donna set out across country towing a homemade trailer. Mishaps and wild encounters multiply along the way, making this a wickedly funny and unforgettable road trip to the golden state." -Cindy Rankin, Under the Ashes "I grinned, grimaced and hooted as I read through this story of Herb and Donna's adventure (or mis-adventure) of a lifetime. Cary's humor runs like a thread of light that surfaces and shines in unexpected places. When menaced by a smiling, knife wielding stranger, 'Herb became aware of the man's need for dental work.'" -Sharon Lovejoy, Running Out of Night, A Blessing of Toads

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549726676
• ISBN13: 9781549726675
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"