The Stars of Home

Fanfiction
Title:	The Stars of Home
Author(s):	Jean Hinson
Date(s):	1991
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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The Stars of Home is a Kirk/Spock story by Jean Hinson.

It was published in the print zine The 25th Year where it was part of an interconnected series of stories.

Excerpt

"After a few moments of frantic shinnying, trying to ignore the rough bark painfully scraping his bare chest and arms, Kirk dared a downward glance. The irate grizzly was upright, both massive front paws against the tree trunk, glaring up at him with huge yellow teeth bared. She stood at least seven feet tall."

Reactions and Reviews

1991

I'm afraid I didn't care for the metaphysical discussion in this story. I like my metaphysics integrated with the plot. I also thought the story wavered too much between seriousness and comedy, that made it difficult to establish a mood. When Kirk asked Spock why he couldn't engage in PDA in front of the Klingons, I wasn't sure if he was serious or teasing. If this was supposed to be a serious conversation, I don't think Kirk would have asked. Kirk would have made it his business to know that the Klingons were homophobic if homosexuality was so offensive to then that K/S could set back Klingon/Federation relations 50 years.

2010

'The Stars of Home' by the late, dearly missed Jean Hinson, takes us back to Yosemite after the encounter with Sybok and deals with Kirk‘s eternal ability to get himself into the most unfortunate situations. Once more, the subject of life and death rears its head.