The Man Who Murdered Himself

Kyle Ameus Waterbey is afflicted with a hideous illness. He would do anything to be rid of it. Anything.

This story is a Phobos Award winner and a recipient of the Vera Hinckley Mayhew Award. The protagonist suffers from neurofibromatosis, a crippling disease most famously associated with the Elephant Man. When a shady medical practitioner offers Kyle a chance to cast off his deformed appearance forever, he accepts without a second thought. But does Kyle truly understand what this new treatment will cost him?

This story is also included in the collection DEAD MEN DON'T CRY: 11 STORIES BY NANCY FULDA.