Sleepwalk

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In a darkly comic road trip through a near-future America, the story follows Will Bear, a mercenary who refers to himself as the Barely Blur. At fifty, he has lived off the grid for over half his life, avoiding real jobs, taxes, and committed relationships. A good-natured henchman with a complicated past and an LSD microdosing habit, he traverses state lines in his camper van, running shady errands for a powerful operation he barely understands. While he has numerous connections, true ties elude him, with his longest relationships being with a rescue dog suffering from PTSD and a childhood friend deeply embedded in the underworld, whose trustworthiness is increasingly in doubt. Unexpectedly, one of his burner phones rings with a call from Cammie, a twenty-year-old woman claiming to be his biological daughter, the result of a long-ago sperm donation. Unsure if she’s real or an AI, Will learns she needs his help against a nefarious plot involving his employers. As he navigates this dangerous situation, the line blurs between those he works for and those he’s fleeing. With haunting emotional realism and fast-paced intrigue, the narrative explores themes of humanity, reflecting on the past and future while addressing the enduring joys and curses of being human, regardless of how far one travels to escape them.