The
Gueschtunkina Ray Gun by Spencer Dryden
Excessica,
2017
Can
a mild-mannered PhD student save humanity from a terrible future of
domination by sexually frustrated females?
Just
the premise of Spencer Dryden’s newly released short story, The
Gueschtunkina Ray Gun, makes me smile. The book itself had me
laughing out loud.
Alex
Bennet is a typical grad student—living in a cheap apartment,
surviving on burgers and beer, slaving away for the professors who
hold his fate in their hands. When a midget-sized visitor from the
future materializes in his one-room efficiency, claiming that only
Alex can prevent the disastrous collapse of human society, he’s
inclined to be skeptical. However, one test of the Gueschtunkina Ray
Gun provided by the time-traveler is enough to change his mind.
The
gun has the power to engender overwhelming sexual arousal in any
woman subjected to its rays. Alex is the beneficiary of this
transformation, much to his delight. Still, while overcoming the
resistance of an already-flirtatious waitress might be
straightforward, what are Alex’s chances of seducing the most
frigid, ball-busting woman on the planet—fellow academic Dr. Lilith
Bendershoot? Yet that’s his assignment. Lilith holds the keys to
the decline of the human race. If Alex doesn’t soften her up, the
male of the species is doomed to shriveled impotency and the female
to millennia of sterile authority.
This
story is darned near perfect. It’s clever and original, while
demonstrating Spencer Dryden’s signature adoration of everything
womanly. When I’d finished, I wished there were more; yet making
the tale any longer would have spoiled it.
The
Gueschtunkina Ray Gun is a warm-hearted, sexy comic gem. Highly
recommended!
