“I was thinking about relationships and how mysterious they are and how difficult it is to find someone to connect with,” says author Maggie ... blob, who eventually will be known as Bob ...

First-time novelist Maggie Su has fun letting Vi essentially ... Creating and interacting with Bob the blob (yes, that’s the name she gives him. It?) gives Vi plenty of time to think about ...

“I was thinking about relationships and how mysterious they are and how difficult it is to find someone to connect with,” says author Maggie Su on the ... monstrous thing.” The blob, who eventually ...