Somewhere between prose poem, sacred incantation and inspired children's story lies Paul Fattaruso's extraordinary second book. In spare, comically surreal prose, Fattaruso elevates the bicycle to the status of an idol, an ordinary object rendered talismanic by repetitive association and imbued with personal meaning. Every word in this distilled, poetic novella is a heartbeat, every sentence a sharp intake of breath, every page turned an exhalation. These variations recall the musical cadence of Gertrude Stein and the playful caprice of the Dada poets.