Margaret atwood has a gift for writing, whether it is a novel or short stories. She pokes fun at how a phallus cannot be seen as a * symbol, because it is *, in and of itself.
Loulou is a potter who lives in a cottage with five her ex-husband, three ex-lovers, and her current husband; all of them poets. Alma has a lover, whom she cares for deeply and her husband knows about.
The book is well structured and pulls you step by step from starting with a blob to a world. The descriptions & illustrations are well laid out. It has a nice layout and is a good place to learn how to plan out your fantasy map.