Talk:A Bathroom of Her Own

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Good article. Should we add that it's one of his very rare mainstream stories (no science fiction elements at all)? -- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 05:28, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, brief though the article is. I gave it the short-story tag and not a science fiction tag, and thought about making it explicit in the article, but I guess it got lost in the shuffle. Hu 05:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Ahh, good point -- I hadn't noticed the tag. FWIW, James Gifford lists a total of six non-SF/F stories:

• A Bathroom of Her Own (Expanded Universe)
• Poor Daddy (Puddin' #1, Requiem)
• Cliff And The Calories (Puddin' #2, Expanded Universe)
• The Bulletin Board (Puddin' #3, Requiem)
• The Do It With Mirrors (detective story, Expanded Universe)
• No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying-- (Expanded Universe)

-- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 16:19, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Some would add "Water Is for Washing". Strictly speaking, it is extremely unlikely that the far south of California would split wide open to allow the Gulf of California to rush in, but aside from that point, the story is told in a completely non-fantastic, non-speculative form, with no science fiction elements. I moved "No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying" into the non-fiction section of the bibliography since Heinlein declares it is a true story. Hu 19:01, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm...I see your point about No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying--. I'd still lean towards categorizing it fiction, though; it's a fictionalized account of a true story, as opposed to a literally true description of events. ("I have changed names, places and dates, but not the essential facts.").-- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 19:48, 16 October 2006 (UTC)