"Readers will detect shades of such works as Margaret Atwood's 1985 classic The Handmaid's Tale and other works of feminist speculative fiction, and, much like the authors of those stories, Maristatter crafts a tale that's as believable as it is disturbing." —Kirkus Reviews In the Christian States of America, where religion rules, one woman discovers the only rules are about survival. Although she’s legally an adult, eighteen-year-old Meryn Flint must live at home until her stepfather, Ray, finds her a husband. That’s the law. But when Ray kills her mother and Meryn must flee for her own safety, she quickly discovers there’s no safe place in the CSA for a woman on the run. Unless she’s willing to marry her former boyfriend—a man who’s already demonstrated his capacity for violence—she’ll be forced to live on the street. And that’s a dangerous option for a woman alone. As time runs out, Meryn is offered a third path: build herself a tiny house, a safe place to call home. Even though it’s a violation of her Family Duty as well as every moral law on the books, Meryn seizes the chance. But even a tiny tin house might not be enough to save her . . . "A dystopian science fiction novel that is a believable extrapolation of current social, cultural, and religious attempts to restrict and roll back the rights and freedoms of women, Tiny Tin House is a masterfully crafted and riveting novel populated throughout by memorable characters." —Midwest Book Review L Maristatter holds a BA in journalism and an MA in communication. Her short story, "Crying in the Sun," was published in The Saturday Evening Post online, and the Defunct web journal published her poem, "Child." Maristatter is a member of the the Alliance of Independent Authors, the Women's Fiction Writers Association, The Author's Guild, and Realm Makers. She lives in the snowy Midwest, where she tries to stay warm, reads terrific fiction, and eats way too much chocolate. She's on Facebook and Twitter regularly, and TikTok and Instagram when she's feeling brave.