Case Studies (Fiction)

List all the case studies here! They're in Dreamhearth and Dreamstorm, plus the uncollected The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues.

In the back of Dreamhearth

• Case studies: Short stories in which Jahir and Vasiht'h address the problems of their clients (or of their own). Originally posted as a separate collection, The Case of the Poisoned House, now superseded by the collection in this book.
  • "Case Study: Nest" - in which a Phoenix requires a proper nest to sleep.
  • "Case Study: Language" - in which Vasiht'h explores his own race's use of language, as contrasted with the language-sense of a Seersa client.
  • "Case Study: The Captain" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h provide a surprisingly simple solution to the problem of Alliance Captain Paul Amadeo's stress levels.
  • "Case Study: In Dreams" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h are entertained by the ways they are portrayed in dreams by their clients.
  • "Case Study: The Sailor" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h discover that some clients need something different than what they provide.
  • "Case Study: Helplessness" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h face clients whose problems could or would not be removed.
  • "Case Study: The Harat-Shar" - in which a Harat-Shar is not necessarily there for therapy.
  • "Case Study: The Witness" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h help a Fleet member who was witness to a horrific pirate attack.
  • "The Case of the Poisoned House" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h help Sarja, a deeply distressed Harat-Shar woman who had been adopted by Hinichi as a young girl, at the behest of her brother Barron.

In the back of Dreamstorm

• Case studies: Short stories in which Jahir and Vasiht'h address the problems of their clients (or of their own).
  • "Case Study: Finite" - in which an Akubi is distressed by a sky with boundaries.
  • "Case Study: Piano" - in which Jahir reveals why he rarely plays the piano.
  • "Case Study: Swimming" - in which Jahir goes swimming.
  • "Case Study: Wet" - in which Jahir and Vasiht'h face an old enemy in the deadly drug wet.
  • "Case Study: The Christmas Tree" - in which Barron sends Jahir and Vasiht'h a paw fir tree for Christmas, and others help decorate it with items important to their own religions or cultures.

Not Yet Collected

• • "The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues (Fiction) | The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues]" - Wherein a Fleet officer becomes a Christmas miracle.