Wife Shaped Bodies

In Wife Shaped Bodies, an isolated newlywed named Nicole grapples with the strict rules imposed by her husband and her upbringing, all while being covered in fungal fruiting bodies. Confined to her home until marriage, she is taught to fear the very mushrooms that define the women in her village. Upon moving to her husband's empty mansion, her world expands with the arrival of a rebellious visitor, leading Nicole to confront buried secrets and forge a new understanding of her identity. This literary horror debut explores themes of gender, power, and community through a lens of mycological body horror, celebrating the complex beauty of the natural world.