When Tanel's lover takes him to see the teller of naughty stories, he does not expect it to be a neuter, nor for it to challenge him to examine his own preconceptions, his fears... his ability to love. This story won a Strange Horizons Reader's Choice Award and was included in the Best of Strange Horizons, volume 2. It was also a finalist for the 2003 Spectrum Awards in the short fiction category. It is included in the print book collection "Clays Beneath the Skies." A sequel, "Unknowable," is now available in the kindle store.