A myriad of unrelated and trivial questions flood through the mind of the narrator, Mike, as he feeds his six month-old baby daughter one afternoon. Baker's readership and fan base is well-established with the success of his previous book, Vox.

A story about sexual fantasy in which the main character, Arno Strine, a temporary typist, has mastered the technique of freezing time so that he can undress women. Nicholson Baker is the author of Vox.