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A Trekkie's Tale was written by Paula Smith.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Story History 3 Fandom Reactions 4 External Links

[edit] Summary

Published in 1973's Menagerie #2, the piece was satirical in nature, lampooning the original Star Trek female characters who became love interests for the central characters in the story.

[edit] Story History

The story would go down in fandom history as the one that first gave a name to a certain female archetype in fan fiction stories. That name was Mary Sue.

[edit] Fandom Reactions

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[edit] External Links

• Paula Smith: FanWorksFinder