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Who doesn't like an ugly duckling story? And what child has not at some point needed to learn the lesson that being different can also mean being special? This is a difficult lesson for any young person, so I felt that one more telling was in order. I also felt that the rich Cajun culture would provide a perfect setting for creating characters that children would love to meet. “Backwards Boudreaux” is my effort at giving children just such characters and at the same time teaching them this timeless lesson.

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Gerald W. Morton was born in 1954 in Winston-Salem, NC. He graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1972. He spent much of his early life on his grandparents' farm in the Helton community of Ashe County. After graduating from high school, he attended Emory & Henry College in Virginia, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in English in 1976. After leaving Emory & Henry, he attended Georgia Souther College and received his M.A. in English in 1978, passing his oral exams “With Distinction.” After a brief stop at Georgia College where he served as Visiting Instructor of English, he enrolled in the doctoral program in English at the University of Tennessee. He received his Ph.D. in 1984. Before completing his doctoral work he took a position as Instructor of English at Winthrop College in Rock Hill, SC. After two years at Winthrop, he moved to Auburn University at Montgomery, retiring in 2005 with the title Distinguished Research Professor. Since retiring from Auburn University at Montgomery, Dr. Morton has returned to Ashe County, which he considers home. He now lives in the Helton community and is at the end of a two-year position as Visiting Instructor of English at Emory & Henry College, his alma mater. He is a Nationally Certified EMT-Basic and a Virginia Certified EMT-Enhanced. He is currently enrolled in the Southwest Virginia Paramedic Program. Back in Ashe County, he is a member of the Helton Volunteer Ambulance Department, the Lansing Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, and the Ashe County Rescue Squad. He attends the Church of the Nazerine in West Jefferson

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