Don’t Wanna Treat You Well
The Reproductive System
By John Sladek
19 Sep, 2021
Because My Tears Are Delicious To You
John Sladek’s 1968 The Reproductive System is a stand-alone near-future science fiction novel.
Faced with impending bankruptcy due to declining sales, the board of Millford’s venerable Wompler company (manufacturers of Wompler’s Walking Babies) uncharacteristically embraces bold change. Rather than looking for ways to better appeal to their traditional market — young girls — they decide to become part of America’s thriving military industrial complex.
Exactly what a minor doll company located in the middle of nowhere has to offer the military industrial complex is of no concern. The important thing is to get their hands on those sweet, sweet government funds.