Set mostly in Manhattan - although also featuring Atlantic City, Brooklyn, the cyberspace of Gmail Chat, and Gainesville, Florida - this autobiographical novella, spanning two years in the life of a young writer with a cultish following, has been described by the author as "A shoplifting book about vague relationships," "two parts shoplifting arrest, five part vague relationship issues," and "An ultimately life-affirming book about how the unidirectional nature of time renders everything beautiful and sad."

