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No Gift Refused

Stack 18 In this episode, it’s about the cloud nine years of 1989 and 1990, when everything was running full speed at once. The DJ career was clicking. Red Red…
Special Orange Juice

Stack 17 In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, “Special Orange Juice” — episode 17 of his ongoing memoir. It’s about the winter of 1988, a bottle of champagne,…
I’ve Got Believers… Believing Me

Stack 16 In this episode, Jeff reads his latest post, “I’ve Got Believers… Believing Me” — episode 16 of his ongoing memoir. It’s about the night in the fall of…
Starr Love Audiobook Round 2: The Patel Motel

Stack 15 In this episode, Jeff writes live from a cheap, slightly sketchy roadside stop on I-20 in Texas where he holed up for three days to record the audiobook…
Welcome to the 90s (Apparently, I Have a Podcast Now)

Welcome to the 90s (Yes, I Have a Podcast Now) I’ve started a podcast.Well… let me back that up. A month or so ago, I started recording audio versions of…
Revealing My Dream Cast for Starr Love

These characters have lived with me, and so have the actors I’ve pictured playing them. Starr Search simply gave me a fun framework to share those mental snapshots — the…
Starr Search – Round Two – Rowdy Ranger

⭐ THIS WEEK’S CHARACTER: Rowdy Ranger A flamboyant media personality with a flair for chaos and self-promotion. Rowdy lives for the spotlight — whether it’s earned, borrowed, or stolen. He’s…
Starr Love Is Officially Here

Today marks a milestone I’ve been working toward for a very long time. My new book, Starr Love, is officially out in the wild — available now in both Kindle…
New Substack Page

Just a quick note to let you know I’ve launched a new Substack page called Jeff Elder Isn’t Real. It’s a place where I’ll be telling my story—pieces of the…
Starr Search – Week 4 – Sterling Vaughn

⭐ THIS WEEK’S CHARACTER: Sterling Vaughn A rising pop star whose shine cuts straight through Stu Starr’s ego. Sterling is everything Stu tells himself he should have been — talented,…