Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since I last announced some stories on the STARMAN fanfic archive published under the How Novel banner. Travel, family matters and other projects took precedence. Hopefully the break gave you time to catch up on some of the stories you had bookmarked to read. I've been putting up some stories along the way, with Effie's assistance, and many of you have found those, but I waited until now when enough had been posted to make an announcement worthwhile. I was also waiting to use that special dateline, 12/12/12. Cool, huh? So just in time for the Holidays, here's the latest batch.
Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Chuck S.
"Convention" by Marion Gibbons (Hood), 2012, 10348 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/484624 http://archiveofourown.org/works/484624
A script made for TV. Paul and Scott are invited to attend "Aliencon" by a young artist with health and heart troubles...can George Fox be far behind?
"The First Time Ever I Saw Her Face" by Valerie Bushell, 1990, 1412 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/590284 http://archiveofourown.org/works/590284
Paul reminisces about the first time he met Jenny. Then a letter from her arrives. Or is it a trap?
"Pas de Deux" ("Dance For Two") by Lynda Sappington, 1988, 11,806 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/588500 http://archiveofourown.org/works/588500
Part 1 of The StarFamily Trilogy. Series Summary: Paul, Jenny and Scott finally become a whole family. But will it last with Fox still on their trail? Part 1: Jenny, Paul, and Scott find each other at last, for an all too brief summer interlude. Jenny leaves when Fox sees her rather than lead him back to her men.
"An Honest Woman" by Lynda Sappington, 1988, 17,072 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/588511 http://archiveofourown.org/works/588511
Part 2 of The StarFamily Trilogy. Scott finds himself in a delicately uncomfortable role reversal with his father, and Starman responds in his own unique way. With Scott looking on, Paul and Jenny are finally married in their own unique manner.
"Fox's Quest" by Lynda Sappington, 1989, 26,225 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/588524 http://archiveofourown.org/works/588524
Part 3 of The StarFamily Trilogy. All too soon the quiet life Paul, Jenny and Scott have established for themselves in a small town is disrupted when Paul is recognized as photographer Paul Forrester. On the run again they are betrayed by one person and helped by another. Scott's developing abilities, and empathy are put to the test.
"Alien Leaper, Alien Son" by Marina Bailey, 1992, 4483 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/583872 http://archiveofourown.org/works/583872
Paul is about to announce on TV that he and Scott are extraterrestrials. Sam leaps into Paul's body to prevent a crucial mistake.
"Security" by Linda Ratoff, 1995, 5489 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/577933 http://archiveofourown.org/works/577933
Paul is a night security guard at a mall. He finds that all is not as quiet as he thought it would be.
"Hummingbirds and Noisy Water" by Lynda Sappington, 1991, 2493 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/577020 http://archiveofourown.org/works/577020
Scott decides their assignment to do nature photography won't be so boring after all after he discovers an ability he shares with his father.
"Wylie's Girl" by Lynda Sappington, 1988, 16015 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/575829 http://archiveofourown.org/works/575829
Paul and Scott follow a lead on Jenny's whereabouts that puts them on the east coast, too near to Fox for Scott's comfort. Wylie discovers a companion in the person of the proprietor of the local record store.
"The Envoy" by Edie Temple (deceased), 1995, 79058 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/574976 http://archiveofourown.org/works/574976
Scott's teacher has a high degree of psionics, and discovers the difference in Paul, and vice versa. At the same time, "someone" is sent to retrieve Paul, however the learning experiences that form his human personality are vastly different from the first Starman.
"Finding Home" by Gloria Wagner, 1989, 4767 words. http://archiveofourown.org/works/533966 http://archiveofourown.org/works/533966
After being accidentally separated from Scott, Paul is searching the streets of a Colorado town when he assists an elderly woman carry packages. She gives him a tip on where his son might be working. On the long walk there through a blinding snowstorm, Paul encounters a dog caught in a trap. He has to choose whether to leave the dog, or continue on to the next town.
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Chuck S.