by Ira | Nov 4, 2018 | Originals, Starstuff-verse Shorts, VIP Readers Exclusives
The events of this story take place in the Starstuff Universe some years before (or after?) those of the Starstuff Trilogy. Peep woke me when the first of the crowd showed up. One by one, they came shuffling into the elevator chamber, hardly even looking at me. They...
by Ira | Nov 4, 2018 | Originals, Starstuff-verse Shorts, VIP Readers Exclusives
The events of this story take place in the Starstuff Universe some years before (or after?) those of the Starstuff Trilogy. The crowd was silent. I was standing with my mouth open. Balta, the legend of PMC-117 was a woman. An old one at that. And crazy. Only now did I...
by Ira | Nov 4, 2018 | Originals, Starstuff-verse Shorts, VIP Readers Exclusives
The events of this story take place in the Starstuff Universe some years before (or after?) those of the Starstuff Trilogy. “You’re a thief, aren’t you?” In the low light of the chamber, I could see a dirty face behind the golden gun. It was smeared with dirt,...
by Ira | Sep 10, 2018 | Originals, Starstuff-verse Shorts, VIP Readers Exclusives
The events of this story take place in the Starstuff Universe some years before (or after?) those of the Starstuff Trilogy. There is only one lift that goes down past level 1,500, the marker between the lowest level of the Mids, and the beginning of the depths. The...
by Ira | Jul 18, 2018 | Originals, Starstuff-verse Shorts, VIP Readers Exclusives
The events of this story take place in the Starstuff Universe some years before (or after?) those of the Starstuff Trilogy. Captain Balta was a legend long before we ever met. ‘I heard he’s tried to escape seven hundred times!’ ‘He’s eleven feet tall.’ ‘His ship is...
by Ira | Jun 19, 2018 | Originals, Starstuff-verse Shorts, VIP Readers Exclusives
Set six years before the events of Starstuff, this 15-minute read tells the tale of how Petrick, Suzy, and Barry met and became friends. The setting is the Childer’s Orphanage on Indacar. It’s just after meal-time, and the resident bully Litz has been...
