Jod Kaftan: My Mom Was Spock's Fiancee

Jod Kaftan writes about his mother in Salon. As well he should, as his actress mother, Arlene Martel, is famous for her role as T’Pring in Star Trek’s Amok Time. This, coupled with 70s-era hotness, makes her a legend in the community.

He writes about going to one of those fan conventions, and in a startling departure from the usual whiny tone of Salon first-person pieces, admits:

Her fame is not what makes her interesting; it makes me interesting.

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