From one of Mexicoampamprsquos premier poets the awardwinning Tedi Lpez Mills a hybrid genredefying book of essays following the unusual and surprising complexities of everyday life. Through thirteen essays Tedi Lpez Mills explores the minutiae that at first glance go unnoticed. In ampampldquoImproper Nounsampamprdquo she explores the history and destiny of an uncomfortable name asking whether the way we name what surrounds us affects the fabric of its essence. In ampampldquoHow Time Passes In Consciousness and Outsideampamprdquo oneampamprsquos individual experience of time splits from how it passes outside us. The following essays allude to conscience pain private histories dreams wisdom and the most difficult of memories that build oneampamprsquos own identity. Throughout Lpez Mills traces the trail of her own history journeying into her own conscience and the mysteries of existence.