THE VERY FIRST STAR TREK SLASH FIC PUBLISHED

mage-of-eternal-kaiju:

berlynn-wohl:

ohfreckle:

gokuma:

athelind:

stoplookingup:

strike-team-delta:

cylonqueen:

catbountry:

notallergymeds:

“A Fragment out of Time”, published in 1974.
Kirk / Spock.
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I had to share it with you because I can’t stop laughing, and every time I reread it it just gets funnier and fUNNIER

This fan fiction is older than the push-through tabs on soda cans.

Your grandma wrote this on her Commodore 64.

I miss my Commodore 64

Oh my dear, sweet children. The Commodore 64 came out in 1982. This was produced on a typewriter and probably mimeographed. And while it may seem funny now, it took more courage to write and distribute this than you will ever  know.

Reblogged for that last comment.

respect your elders

Children, in the olden days fanfiction was written on a typewriter, copied and sent by snail mail. Getting one one of those letters from across the world was every bit as exciting as getting a notification that your favorite writer posted a new fic.

It’s been said before, but the fact that this fic begins with the dialogue assertion “We’re by no means setting a precedent” is endlessly amusing to me.

Diane Marchant changed all our lives. May she rest in peace.

@harrypottercangetit a piece of history.

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