Free Fiction Monday: Boz
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Boz got his job on the colony ship The Beautiful Dreamer because of his skills as a competent introvert. He enjoys spending years completely alone, monitoring the passengers passing the time in cold sleep.
So, when he wakes up one morning to Christmas carols, he gets scared. Very scared. Who has joined him on the ship? And why torture him with Christmas cookies and mugs of hot cocoa?
He needs to find out—and soon.
“Boz” by Hugo Award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, is free on this website for one week only. The story’s also available as an ebook through various online retailers here. It is also available here in ebook and trade paperback in the collection Five for the Winter Holidays.
Boz
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Perfect! Kudos, Kris!
That was lovely.
Excellent.
That’s so sweet.
Aww 🙂 … even us introverts need a little Christmas cheer every ow and then! 🙂