Thank you kindly for pointing me in the right direction. I downloaded the game and forgot to read the manual. That is my fault.
Here's what the directions on the Itch page say to anyone who might have missed it:
W/A/S/D - Movement
Space - Next Dialogue
E - Interact
F - Pickup
R - Open Task Menu / Read on Inspecting a note
Esc - Pause/ Close Menus
Are F and E reversed?