Mutability of the Flesh

Bone and sinew, veins and blood, piloted around by a mysterious force called consciousness. The human animal. Mark Tanner is more aware of his anatomic makeup than most. And his severe germophobic OCD only makes the realization all the more potent. An employee at House of Haiti, Mark battles his disorder by giving rigorous attention to the store's mannequins. With his appearance almost mirroring that of the mannequins in his phony smile and posture, he soon discovers he may have even more in common with the plastic tribe ...