Whirlybird Day - Paperback

by Bob Walkenhorst (Author)

SHORTER, MISSOURI - A town you'll recognize, even if you've never been there.Lives are turning, like the blades of the helicopter visiting for the summer festival. Look closely. The small decisions. The hidden events. The mundane. The mysteries and coded messages of life are in the details. Have a visit with the folks of Shorter -- a former baseball star who comes back to lead the parade -- a woman who drifts between dementia and magic -- a local musician who may have played his final gig--a DJ who tries to come home but has trouble finding the way--a college girl anxious to leave her roots Welcome to the intimate snapshots of lives, all turning, changing, happening - on Whirlybird Day.