Archivist's preface
You are about to read a manuscript that has been converted to blog format. The manuscript pages were mailed to the Records Center where I work in an envelope bearing multiple unidentifiable postmarks. No accompanying message was present. They are primarily about These Very Stars, an ostensibly non-political film that nevertheless appears to have inspired a popular uprising among residents of the nation of Tux against their own government. I have not seen the film in question, nor have I heard of any of the nations or individuals mentioned. In fact, there are indications in the text that this story may be extraterrestrial in origin.
The pages were all titled and dated (all were dated in the future), and they were arranged in reverse chronological order. The manuscript itself did not seem to be titled, nor was any other bibliographic information discernible. Despite my diligent attempts to investigate the origin of this work and the circumstances of its creation, I have been unable to identify its author. I have therefore made the decision to share the manuscript for personal and educational use only. In converting the pages into a blog format, I have maintained their original order, but I have introduced tags and hyperlinks as additional access points that enable the reader to navigate the story in multiple ways.
Readers are encouraged to begin with the entry that describes the film These Very Stars.
For easy access, this entry is also pinned to the navigation bar at the top of the site. Readers should be advised that this story contains crude humor, as well as descriptions of fire, death, homophobia, political unrest including police brutality, and alcohol.
I still have many questions: Why was Dimitri Phalaenopsis so blind to his own hypocrisy? What became of the director, Arabella Rye? Who sent me these pages? And perhaps most importantly, is this a work of fact, fiction, or something in between?
–lavieenmeow, January 2026