I got this idea for a short story watching some science cable channel. They talked about 'bursters', neutron stars that let out a short, intense burst of radiation. The idea I had was this radiation mutates the inhabitants of a colony so that their faces are horribly disfigured. As a result, everyone wears a mask at all times. One young colonist, Aaron, wants to know what his face looks like. He finally persuades his mother to allow him to remove his mask and finds out his face is one of the few normal ones on the colony. In his case, the mask protects him from the envy of the others.
I've had this story in my 'drafts' folder for a long time, but it went nowhere. Then, I got the idea of writing it in first person. It's working wonderfully now. I finally hava a voice for him and can't wait to finish it an put it in a crit group.
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