Em sits down on a bench in a park and makes a deal with themself not to get up until something happens. What follows is a formally experimental stream of consciousness novella that digs deeply into the way we think about the world and view both the people around us and ourselves. Em’s relentless self-examination brings up beautiful insights and frustrating questions about privilege, gender, and religion, while getting constantly interrupted by short story daydreams that veer off into sexual fantasy, memoir, and playwrighting. Mark William Lindberg, author of 81 NIGHTMARES, gives us another eye-opening look into a human mind at work.