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May 7, 2025 28 mins

After a devastating alien attack, aspiring journalist Niquish Fromer wrangles a spot on the last fleet to leave Earth. As humanity races toward Alpha Centauri, she interviews her shipmates to save their stories for posterity...if anyone survives.

Told in monologues as the first documentary from space, The Distance Between Stars considers what we hold onto when everything crumbles, and how to let go.

This audio adaptation of Stephen Cavitt's debut novella features 9 voice actors on the journey into space. In Episode 3, witness humanity's scape into outer space.

Today's cast and crew:

  • Caylee Weintraub as intrepid journalist Niquish Fromer
  • Stephen Cavitt as lovelorn writer Johnny Quarles
  • Collin Johnson as militia captain Leland Hames
  • Dr. Joel Ying as lead scientist Denton Boyce
  • Lori Cornelius as adoptive mom and literature professor Leslie Rhodes
  • Dr. Joe Flowers as accidental pilot Allen Abernathy
  • and our amazing sound editor John Cornelius.

Supporters:

Thank you to Florida Gulf Coast University's Department of Language and Literature, Creative Writing Program, and Office of Scholarly Innovation and Student Research for their support.

Buy the Book: The Distance Between Stars is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at online booksellers.

Visit Stephen on the web at stephencavitt.com

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