Having chronic skin issues is such a fun club to be in, isn’t it? In my case, it’s year-round adult acne and very flaky skin on my face in the winter. It sucks when the dermatologist just hands you some ineffectual cream or retin-a and sends you on your way. I have other health issues that are objectively worse than my skin ones, but the skin stuff causes outward shame and self-loathing because it’s so visible to everyone else. I’m glad you found a book that represents your experience.
I couldn’t get that much into her short story book, but I liked Armfield’s novel “Our Wives Under the Sea.”
Having chronic skin issues is such a fun club to be in, isn’t it? In my case, it’s year-round adult acne and very flaky skin on my face in the winter. It sucks when the dermatologist just hands you some ineffectual cream or retin-a and sends you on your way. I have other health issues that are objectively worse than my skin ones, but the skin stuff causes outward shame and self-loathing because it’s so visible to everyone else. I’m glad you found a book that represents your experience.
I couldn’t get that much into her short story book, but I liked Armfield’s novel “Our Wives Under the Sea.”