Either that, or something nasty like the Gonchong from the Fighting Fantasy book series Island of the Lizard King.
replyI would post a link, but the only standalone topic page is on a Fandom site, which counts as doubly morbid.
Who is the author?
replyGreg Egan. It’s in his excellent short story collection “Axiomatic”.
replyGreg Egan.
replyGreat writer.
Why do people think we're going to live forever. We hardly understand anything about the body.
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