seshat's blog post - Internet freakshow

Well, we don't have many of the freakshows of the old days any more: the bearded ladies, the giants, the dwarves... But of course, these kinds of people still exist and can be found on the internet.

I spent the past hours looking up all kinds of information on conjoined and parasitic twins, fascinating stuff. I'd love to write a story about it, but I don't want it to be a "freak show" story though.

Just imagine having to cooperate with your sister/brother to do simple things like walk, imagine trying to build a relationship, imagine having fused brains so you can share thoughts, imagine your life literally depending on the life of your brother/sister, imagine not being allowed to learn to read and write because the school in your town says you're "too distracting" for the other students.