The title story of Denis J. Underwood’s Carolina follows Nils as he makes his way through Latin America, providing a glimpse into the heart and mind of an individual who is underwhelmed by his life and simultaneously enthralled by the prospect of an imagined relationship. In “Beyond the Treetops,” a family legend comes to life in the form of a curious ghost who compulsively attends family weddings, flies with birds and ultimately finds the strength to release the guilt and sadness that has kept him earthbound. Carolina is second in Wind River Press’s chapbook series.