Kid Stuff

"Kid Stuff" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction story that dives into alien contact and the strange results of being changed on purpose, especially for Kelley, who is dealing with his worries and changing sense of self right before his wedding. The story mixes suspense and laughs, questioning what it means to be human through strange and unbelievable things. The story follows Kelley, who is about to marry Betty, but then two aliens show up and change his body into something weird because they are interested in how humans are built. Kelley has a hard time dealing with not being human anymore and tries to figure out why the aliens are doing this to him, while also being scared that he might not be able to marry Betty after his change. In the end, Kelley understands himself better, leaving people to think about who they are, accepting things, and what it truly means to be human.