THE TRIBUTARIES of ALEX BECKHAM is a series of connecting novellas which begins by escorting an innocent boy of three on a downstream journey to appreciate the preciousness of life and family. The book begins in 1953 when life was quite different for children; no TV, no computers, no movies. Readers may experience nostalgia as it intertwines with the happy and sad memories of their own family experiences. And in the end, the emotional tributaries which fed into Alex Beckham's life produces a loving and caring adult, friend, and father. I hope you will love Alex Beckham as much as he would love you. And reflect on those people who subconsciously affected your daily life.