On January 1, 2015, Lynda Beth Unkeless decided to meet one new person every day and write about them. The person had to be a stranger. On June 10, 2015, she was diagnosed with two brain tumors and had to stop her project. After major brain surgery and radiation, she decided to publish those interviews she did manager to do before her diagnosis. In doing so, she realized a life-long dream of publishing her first book.