When Karen McPherson describes her best life as that of a hibernating bear, her best friend resorts to blackmail to blast her out of the hole she's fallen into. The challenge: write 50,000 words on any subject by April Fool's Day or face the consequences. What begings as a reluctant effort to avoid public humiliation soon takes on a much greater significance. Chronicling her daily life and family history causes her to reexamine her assumptions and leads to surprising conclusions about her life and relationships.