Dear Dr. Beaky by Megan Rochlin art by Havi Rojer
On this day, in the 1348th year of the Lord, the Doctor Beaky of Paris answers all ye questions about the great pestilence that hath descended upon the land. Dearest Dr. Beaky, My wife is recently beset with large boils upon her face, be this the plague or is her visage simply hideous? —Concerned Husband
Dear Concerned Husband, Having not had the displeasure to view your wife’s visage, it is impossible for me to say with certainty if this be the plague. It is known by all that boils on a woman who is otherwise fair may signify God’s wrath at infidelity, or a recent foray into the dark arts. Observe your wife closely; has she been known to flirt with neighbors or commune with cats and other evil beasts? Comfort thyself for if your wife be not fair then this may indeed be the plague, and if so your ugly wife will be in the hands of God shortly. —Dr. Beaky
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