Dr. Spinther

November, 1989

Dr. SpintherShe came from some tribe in the farout. At first, she was plain as june pie, her teeth crooked, hair dull, face freckled and homely. No one gave her a second look. Then she went off to the clinic and got everything fixed. They shortened her nose and straightened her teeth and pointed her chin. They trimmed her eyes and widened her mouth. They reset her eyes and dyed them the color of sunlit emeralds. They plenished and brightened her hair. They carbo-rinsed her skin and tinted it dus...