The Uglies

By Terry Hayman

One small battle for the soul of America.

 

It's 1969, and Bobby's just returned from Vietnam with a Purple Heart and the wrecked face and arm it honors. Unfortunately, the small town he's returned to no longer welcomes folk who are maimed, deformed, diseased, or otherwise "disgusting." In fact there's a push on to not just fine them, but actively round them up.

 

Well, that's clearly not going to fly. Not when Bobby may have finally found a woman who makes his life worth living. And who, like Bobby, happens to fit into the town's definition of ugly.

 

It's time to take a stand.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fiero Publishing
• Release date: Aug 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9781927920299

Terry Hayman

Raised in five different countries and currently living with his family in one of the most beautiful places on earth, Terry is a full-time writer and actor who accepts struggle, believes in goodness, and seeks truth always.

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The Uglies

The Uglies

Terry Hayman

Fiero Publishing

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Copyright © 2020 Terry Hayman

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. To request permissions, contact the author at [e-mail].

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Published 2020 by Fiero Publishing

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Contents

The Uglies

Afterword

About the Author

Also by Terry Hayman

The Uglies

Any person who is diseased, maimed, mutilated, or in any way deformed, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, or an improper person to be allowed in or on the streets, highways, thoroughfares, or public places in the city, shall not therein or thereon expose himself or herself to public view, under the penalty of a fine of $1 for each offense."

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(Chicago City Code 1881, repealed 1974) Similar ugly laws came and went throughout the U.S. during this time.

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The spiffy new ’69 Chevy Impala roared in on the 150 and stopped on the curb by the Topps Department Store parking lot. It idled its engine as Bobby climbed out with his rucksack, then its driver spat, Baby killer! and stepped on the gas. The tires spat stones all over Bobby’s jeans as the car took off.

Hunh, Bobby said.

He shook off the gravel, shifted the weight from his bad leg, and fished his good hand into