I keep forgetting to blog about this, but a couple of weeks ago I read a very short novel about time travel called The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold, who wrote the famous Star Trek episode about Tribbles. It’s 115 pages and is one of the weirdest stories I’ve ever read. Time travel is my favorite sci-fi genre, and this one covers all the bases and touches on all the philosophical implications of traveling through time. All in 115 pages.
Oh, and the main character has sex with himself.
It’s worth reading if you like time travel.
Or extreme sexual narcissism.
Actually, the sex is very tastefully done, and, come on, you know you’ve thought about it.
Interesting fact, little-discussed among the ST community- David Gerrold’s gay. His ‘Blood and Fire’ AIDS allegory script was written during the ST:TNG years and was roundly ignored, but a few years ago was shot as a fan-made video.
Also, either you or hitormiss posted a video some time ago of two ?Dutch?Danish? guys lipsynching to something I don’t remember and also ‘Things I Will Not Miss’ from Lost Horizons. I can’t find them anywhere. Ring any bells?
(PS- I’m Mike from the comments of your ‘I Me My’ post- Howdy again!)
Gosh, and I forgot to add in that post- since you’ve read this, you owe it to yourself to track down Heinlein’s short story ‘…All You Zombies’ for another treatment of a similar theme.
Hi Mike! Hmm… I don’t remember me or Matt posting that video. Maybe it was someone else?
Funny, I was thinking about reading this book recently. There’s a hint of this in Time Traveler’s Wife when the guy is a teenager… :)