i've always liked works that require the reader to fill in some blanks. robot's collection of short stories could easily serve as a classroom exercise designed to stimulate original thought, drawing small, concise pictures before leaping to another point in time, leaving the reader to bridge the gaps.

while there are holes in the timeline, a certain fluidity exists between the pieces. and instead of coming off as a patchwork with missing squares, this collection presents more like a vast and vivid tapestry with a random series of different-sized circles cut out. overly impressive for a man's second published work.