Lessons in Lace

"Lessons in Lace" is a provocative collection of short stories that explores themes of transformation, gender, and power dynamics with a bold and imaginative voice. Katie Oslow weaves together tales that are at once titillating and thought-provoking, inviting the reader to question societal norms and embrace the fluidity of identity.

The Trial of Erinth: A woman confronts her cheating spouse and sister with a powerful artifact that puts their gender in her hands. 

Hailey’s Lessons: Henry is offered a humiliating but escapable fate if he is willing to give up his privilege in this twist on a petticoat punishment story. 

Ghost in the Sex Machine: This steamy cyberpunk finds a hacker who, to escape capture, hides his mind inside a female sex-doll, only to discover that the doll is still in control. 

Nate’s Belief: In a neuroscience experiment, the wayward Nate is given absolute, unshakable faith in his girlfriend.  A faith that she uses to strip him of his manhood. 

No Trespassing: Four friends find themselves in a haunted house at the mercy of a powerful but mischievous spirit that turns each of them into the object of their own fantasy.  The only way out is to act out those fantasies. 

Broken Trust: Mike's roommate inherits a powerful spell book.  He uses it to create his perfect dream girl ... out of Mike. 

A Mother's Love: Ben's mother uses an experimental serum to turn Ben into her daughter against his will, but her actions may have saved "Bella's" life

The Girly Drink: Lacking confidence, a young man drinks a potion to turn him into his crush's perfect mate, not realizing that the woman of his dreams is a closet sapphic.