So when Jon mentioned the DNA short story about Khan, I felt compelled to go look it up. For those who have the Salmon, you can find it in part three ("Everything"). It's fairly early in the section; page 171 in the edition I have, though that may not do anyone much good.

It was a neat little story. As with just about everything I've read in Salmon, I was impressed with it. The more I read of this book, the more I like it. I am pleased that my schedule for the next week includes a good deal of travel time during which I can plow through some more of Adams's writing. But I digress...

Now at the risk of sounding like a whiny brat, I must admit after reading the story that I have missed any parallel (beyond the presence of Khan as a main character) Jon might have been pointing out between this story and that one. This can probably be written off to my being a bit of a moron when it comes to literature, but I wonder if you could elaborate, Jon?

There's no parallel in the story's content; it's just a similar premise: an exploration of Khan's day-to-day activities from a whimsical point of view.

I just thought it would be fun to include the reference, and then move along to the meat of the story. There's no harm in acknowledging your roots or inspiration.

And if it inspired you to read the original story, then all the better.

In Response to jon (#1034):

I had already read the original story off DNA's website a year or two ago, and I did think of it when I saw the initial story post. But I don't remember exactly how it went, as I haven't read it recently... I hope I wasn't just stealing his ideas and passing them off as my own out of forgetfulness *cough convergent horse evolution cough*. I would never do it on purpose. Anyhoo, I think I'll mosey on back down to that thread, and see where it's currently at, and perhaps add something.

In Response to jon (#1034):

Well, I finally got around to reading "The Private Life of GK" and it was highly entertaining. Wonderful, even.

And since I just read that story it should tell you that I didn't get any inspiration from it--though I almost wish I had because it would have saved me all that time I spent going over new story topics.