A young teenager stays a step ahead of her parents sexualitybased restrictions by running away and learns a very different set of rules. A woman grieves the loss of a sister a gay divorce and the pain of unacknowledged abuse with the help of a lone wallaby on a farm in Washington State. A professor of womens and gender studies revels in academic and sexual power but risks losing custody of the family dog. In Corinne Mannings stunning debut story collection a cast of queer characters explore the