Still reeling from a controlling ex, Tina goes looking for another master to lose herself to — and finds a stranger in a bar whose interests run stranger than she could have guessed. What starts as a game of push and permission turns into something far bigger than either of them let on, blending erotica with a sharp science fiction twist.
In 2003 Borders Books named Thea Hutcheson one of America's best horror writers.
"Not a Meat Puppet, a Magic Puppet" garnered an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: 17th Annual Collection.