A collection of short stories. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet in one way or another; they all yearn for connection and betterment, though each in very different ways, but they are often tripped up by their own baser impulses and existential insecurities...a master class in the varieties of self-deception across the gamut of individuals representing the human condition.

Bettering myself --Mr. Wu -- Malibu -- Weirdos -- Dark and winding road -- No place for good people -- Slumming -- Honest woman -- Beach boy -- Nothing ever happens here -- Dancing in the moonlight -- Surrogate -- Locked room -- Better place.