originally published by Axolotl Press, 1987
Patti is a hooker who works out of a run-down hotel. She and her friend Sheri are often watched by a fat bald creep who sits in the window of the next building. He runs a hydrotherapy clinic and vets service (!!) out the office there. They decide to have some fun with him. It turns out he's a shoggoth, crammed into a human mask and some clothers. Yeesh!!
This is a very well-written story. I've read a handful of short stories and a couple novels by Shea and they were all quite good. Despite good build-up, great characters and writing, the pay-off to this story strikes me as so unutterably stupid that I can't get behind it.
