A young poet travels to Lisbon and finds himself being pursued by an old widow without even knowing why. A man goes crazy and is hospitalized only to discover that his madness can make him rich. A security guard falls asleep at work and when he wakes up, he finds out that the world has been taken over by aliens.

Love, betrayal and a sense of belonging are the main themes in this new collection of short-stories by the author of dUst and the illusion of movement.