A high school boy falls in love with the bearded girl at his school, fighting for her honor despite the fact she doesn t need much help. From Teresa Milbrodt s Bearded Women: Stories, this tale is one in a phenomenal collection (Asimov s Science Fiction) of short fiction about the so-called freaks trying negotiate a world that is quicker to stare than sympathize.
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