Pop culture, chaos theory, and issues from the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Doomsday Book.

Sandra Foster research fads-from Barbie dolls to the grunge look-how they begin and what they mean, for the HiTek corporation. Bennett O’Reilly studies monkey-group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust collectively because of a misdelivered bundle and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project within a flock of sheep. What better animal to study both chaos theory as well as the herd mentality that frequently characterizes human behavior? However, Sandra and Bennett must withstand a series of setbacks, heartbreaks, inactive ends, and disasters before they are able to find answers with their questions-with the unintended help from the errant, forgetful, and careless workplace assistant Flip.