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Jeff McElroy's finely crafted stories transcend surf literature and strike a chord much deeper and visceral than most. As surfers, we all feel there is much more to riding waves than just the physical act, and McElroy definitely taps into that. -Jeff Johnson, 180 South: Conquerors of the Useless, Surfer and Mountaineer. Building on his superb short story collection, Californios, Jeff McElroy's welcome sequel, Californios II, takes readers again into the wild and solitary heart of the men and women who with audacious invention and fearless imagination live to ride the wild surf. The lives he authentically creates all draw primal energy from the blurred line between man and wave, yet much of the book also takes place on dry land, penetrating the daily existence that drives his characters down to the sea. It's tough to describe what riding a wave is like to someone who hasn't, but McElroy never lets ineffability get in the way of his stories. The result is a collection bathed in calm and urgency, obsession and contemplation, for there is magic in the swells and in those who ride them. -David Rensin, All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora The list of readable, contemporary beach and surf culture authors is a pretty short one. At the top of the list you can now add Jeff McElroy. His writing is knowledgeable, heartfelt, and no-bullshit. He absolutely nails the cast of characters we see and know in the parking lot, on the beach, and in the lineup. It's not about pros, perfect waves, and a corporate credit card - it's salt of the earth, your next-door-neighbor, blue collar Joe Surf, the current state of the American Dream just a little further up the coast. Read these stories before they get warped on the big screen...you'll be stoked you did. -Mark Cunningham, Legendary Waterman, North Shore Lifeguard, and Artist

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