"The law prohibited bathing the animal in the mother's milk or something, which sounded like some version of 'don't shit where you eat.' But it was totally worth it for the fleeting pleasure."

Three sexy, complicated, humane stories about the way humans grow to fit the size of their containers and they way they bravely shape their lives to fit their over-brimming hearts: "Look Yourself," "Slaughterhouse Rules," and "Hidden Saints."

Part of the "3 by X" series from Ristretto Books.

Sara Lippmann loves a good story.