Teresa Milbrodt

A young woman whose mother and auntie were conjoined twins tries to accept their recent passing and mend her relationship with her womanizing younger brother. 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...

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...

After her parents' trailer blows up and her father goes crazy, an eighteen-year-old girl decides to follow the path of her sideshow-performer grandfather. She gets holes made in her hands, and becomes a traveling human fountain. From Teresa Milbrodt's Bearded Women: Stories, this tale is one in a ""phenomenal collection"" (Asimov's Science Ficti...

A woman with ichthyosis, a skin condition in which dead skin cells are slow to flake off, tries to negotiate peace between her two daughters. One daughter shares her condition and one does not, leading to allegations of favoritism. From Teresa Milbrodt's Bearded Women: Stories, this tale is one in a ""phenomenal collection"" (Asimov's Science Fi...