The Seep (2020)

An alien presence makes apparently limitless transformation available, but Trina's wife's decision to begin life again as a baby leaves Trina grieving. Porter asks what happens when another person's desired change destroys the relationship you shared, and whether refusing a utopia can itself be a meaningful choice. A short, strange, emotionally unsettled novel about identity and loss. Trina's history as a trans woman gives her particular reasons to value the life and bodily identity she has already made.