{"product_id":"intrusive-thoughts-of-a-dawdling-hayden-moon-9798278953128","title":"Intrusive Thoughts of a Dawdling Mind: Stories \u0026 Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Intrusive Thoughts of a Dawdling Mind are a universal sign of a brain that is fundamentally alive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of short stories and essays drifts between speculative satire and uncomfortable nonfiction. Aliens monitor humanity like a failing reality show. Eco-cults plot mass extinction through bureaucratic meetings. Essays linger on politeness, technology, work, aging, optimism, and the strange comfort of laughing at things that probably shouldn't be funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fiction and essays talk to each other, circling the same stubborn questions from different angles: why modern life feels so strange, why technology promises clarity but mostly delivers confusion, and why humor is often the most honest response left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pieces range from near-future satire to grounded reflections on everyday life. Some imagine systems that have gone slightly wrong. Others stay close to the present, paying attention to things we tend to rush past. Taken together, the collection resists the urge to explain the world away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes bleak. Often ridiculous. Occasionally sincere. This book isn't interested in fixing the world, only in noticing how strange it's become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hayden Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278953128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Hayden Moon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171236716799,"sku":"9798278953128","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intrusive-thoughts-of-a-dawdling-hayden-moon-9798278953128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}