Screensaver
A simple on/off control for what your mind returns to when nothing is actively happening. When on, a neutral or steady thought fills the space. When off, whatever is loudest or most repetitive takes over.
Alex Cooper and the College Boyfriend She Couldn't Let Be Good
Screensaver is what your mind defaults to when nothing is actively happening. Alex Cooper's screensaver was stuck on the image of her first boyfriend — the lying, the catching, the drama. Even when the college hockey player gave her nothing to worry about, her mind didn't idle quietly. It filled the empty space with suspicion and manufactured reasons to worry. She couldn't let the screen go blank because she didn't know what blank felt like.