It turns out writing Christmas themed Science Fiction is quite hard, or at least I have certainly found it to be the case. I have written several that will never leave my hard drive, but there are also a few that I'm pleased with. They seem to work best if they're 'Christmas with a twist' where the twist is the Science Fiction element.Well, here's the first Science Fiction (ish) 75-worder I wrote that I was actually happy with. Enjoy (I hope!)
Above them the stars sparkled diamond white against a background of inky blackness. Snow floated gently through the air and their breath billowed out as clouds of white as they sang their Christmas Carols. At the end of the service there was an exchange of small and simple gifts and they returned to their duties. The atmosphere of the observation deck was returned to normal and the spacecraft continued its exploration of the asteroid field.
