Ojeda explores abstract ideas and interiority through her characters, creating not a sequence of events that build into a plot per se, but a series of interlocking ideas.

At the heart of True Failure are silhouettes of young adults today searching for meaning and purpose when milestones seem to elude them.

Where is the balance between wallowing in the past and reverent remembrance? How do we keep the present alive without abandoning who we’ve become?