feeling listless

History For decades, the residents of Crystal Cove lived and thrived in harmony in the ramshackle cottages on a reckless coast. Some lived there all year around, some simply vacationed there. It was due to an unusual agreement struck by the original owner of the land, who agreed that squatters could build their homes on small chunks of his property -- so they didn't own the land but the buildings. Then, in 1979, after the landlord's death, the place was sold to the parks department so that the development on the area would be halted. But now, after a two year court action the residents have been evicted because the judge ruled that the land should be usable by all Californians not just a lucky few. Karen E. Steen, one of the former residents returns to the place she grew up and discovers not only her past, but the bleak future of this idylic place.