# Melvin — Short Fiction character guide

> Melvin in Short Fiction by Frank Belknap Long.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Yesterday Melvin

**First appearance:** 0000-the-hounds-of-tindalos

## Who they are

A quirky character with a time-related nickname, adding comic relief.

## Relationships

### [Mary Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/characters/mary_anne)

_romantic_

A romantic relationship, possibly a couple with strong emotional or domestic ties.

### [Mary Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/characters/mary_anne)

_romantic_

A romantic relationship, possibly a couple with strong emotional or domestic ties.

### [Mary Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/characters/mary_anne)

_romantic_

A romantic relationship, possibly a couple with strong emotional or domestic ties.

## In the story

### [Little Men of Space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_17_se/chapters/little-men-of-space)

Elwood's eleven-year-old son, interested in science, paralyzed and examined by the aliens.

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