A Martian Christmas, With Ghosts by John Frochio

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A Martian Christmas, With Ghosts by John Frochio

They saw the water carriers again. Against the Martian reddish desert sand and rocks, the mirage was hazy. The illusion was of several human-like figures marching solemnly across the sands, each bearing two large urn-shaped containers full of water. They could see the water sloshing, some of it spilling to the ground and sizzling as though the sands were hot.

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[tinkerdan]

This is a good and interesting story that of course made me think of Martian Chronicles; especially with the token reference to Bradbury. It made me get out my copy and begin reading.

After reading the first two chapters I realized what it was that made this story sound and feel a bit rough around the edges. Perhaps the author could benefit by a studied re-read of Ray Bradbury.

 

[Juliana]

Nice work, John. I enjoyed that.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Nice.

 

[Serendipity]

Very enjoyable Christmas story...

 

[johnnyjet]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments, everyone! And thanks for the insightful commentary, tinkerdan. I'm always looking to improve my writing.