A Gift on AwakeningAfternoon sunlight suddenly poured through the bedroom windows, after having been interrupted by clouds. It was raw and barely shaded. As it hit Jim, lying on his stomach on the bed, it made him stir with its warmth on his bare skin.He half-opened his eyes, groggy from a deep and dreamless sleep, and he looked into the pillow. Blue, he thought. When did I last change the sheets? I could have sworn I put the green set on last.His alarm clock seemed to be blinking next to the bed, intruding on his sluggish brain. Blinking? he thought. Must have had a power outage in the night. Just as well that I have no clients I need to see today.He tur
What a Dream - or: No More TMKFor obsessive LSH fans ... see concluding notes!Dream Girl woke up with a cry of panic. After Star Boy stepped from the shower, she sat up in bed and said with trepidation, “I’ve had the strangest dream.”Thom was nonplussed as he dried off his hair and got dressed. “Nura, dearest, you know you don’t just ‘dream.’ Your subconscious makes predictions. Dreams are mere drunken ravings compared to what you get.”“Well, this wasn’t a prediction,” she said. “More like a nightmare, as those on Earth call them. Or an alternate reality. We just don’t have a word for them on Naltor.&#
In Lieu of an Origin StoryAn interview with Greybird of Starhaven, 26 July 2999 ...It’s a pleasure to finally be able to talk to you. Working with the Academy trainees keeps me busy! Especially since I’m going to take some time off from the adjunct faculty, next month, to help plan the wedding.We really do have a remarkable family. Still, y’know, it’s nice to feel wanted by the media for myself for once, not just from having that famous sister ... Just kidding! I love Sis madly, you know that. So, anyway, here are the high points.I have all of the powers of my sister Dawnstar, most in similar scope. Not her skill with using them, though! That
Solace in a Stellar NightA Tale of Two LegionnairesA scarlet-and-black-clad figure raced through the skies toward the portal in Earth’s polymer shield. He’d had enough of what was around him, and he had to get out.Six months of leave won’t be nearly enough, thought Lar Gand. I have too much pressing in on me. I’ve had enough of the Legion. And it’s not just ... Tasmia.He reflected the dull light from the Earth’s albedo as he passed through the permeable membrane of the portal. He set his hands along his sides, held onto his blue cape, aimed for the L2 libration point, and prepared to enter hyperspace as soon as the Earth’s and
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