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What do you say to the man with no face? What can you say, I mean. There's a rare condition called Treacher-Collins Syndrome, where someone is born with a severely malformed face because of bone-structure, literally leaving you looking like Sloth from The Goonies. Mark Tatum lost most of his face to a fungal infection. Raymond Robinson was electrocuted as a boy- he survived, though his eyes, nose, and one ear were gone. Dallas Wiens had a similar accident from being struck with an electrified wire, removing his nose, eyes, hair, and lips. He was given a transplant, but not all of us are that lucky. One in forty people suffer from Prosopagnosi

I have no eyes. I have no ears. I have no tongue. No face, no voice. I am You. I am the Man next to you. I am the Chef who smiles as he prepares mystery meat, the barwoman who glares as she pours you a drink. I am the Captain who smiles cruelly as he seals your fate. I change. I shift. I am anyone, I am no-one. I am the Devourer of Persona, until I am Everyone. Walk through the streets, and you will find me. Go to the cafeteria, and I will be there. Hide in the darkness, and I will be waiting. In darkness, in light, in shallow paths and dead ends. In sibilant secrets, and loud arenas, where the poor scream and shout, the rich whi

If you're afraid of spiders, and a lot of people are, just be thankful that they aren't made of tongues. I guess you had to be there.

I have not been able to admit that I am... Disabled. It is a blow to my pride. Today, I am unable to deny it. After an evaluation of my condition I am told that I have been "approved" for disability. I find it funny they call it an "approval" as if it were an endorsement. Like I was waiting on the edge of my seat for their acknowledgment. That without the tip of their hat in my direction I would not actually have this, this insanity. However, that is neither here nor there. The reality hits you when you get that letter, that insidious nauseating sheet of paper. It names the flaws in the collection of fodder that is your particular flavor o