Three Pictures, Tales of the Device

By Peggy Buxton

Fran could never shake the primitive desires. Seeing an amputee always brought them back to the surface, leaving her a wreck for days. The worst had been seeing the armless woman at the topless beach cavorting in the surf with two girlfriends. It took nearly a month to recover from that brief sighting. She had her three favorite amputee models. One of them, Leah, was missing all of her limbs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peggy Buxton
• Release date: May 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301595167

Peggy Buxton

Author, wife, lover, and amputee. I have been missing my left leg for years. Growing up I felt that it should not be there, and it is has been a blessing to have it gone. Today's term for this condition is BIID and in the past simply referred to as being a 'wannabe'. I am a full-time crutch user. Like my husband, I find amputees fascinating. 'Devotee' is the frequently used term. My stories have characters that mirror my life in some manner - wanted/needed to be an amputee or want to live with an amputee. I make no apology for my descriptions of these people and there is no intent to take away from the suffering of some amputees. I love feedback on the stories, but I cannot promise to reply.

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