The Death Star of New Bethlehem (Spec the Halls!)

[mattcowens]

This story is a part of the Spec the Halls contest for speculative winter holiday-themed fiction, artwork, and poetry. You may find guidelines and links to other entries at http://www.aswiebe.com/specthehalls.html

Comments

[fenrisulfr]

Here from karenhealey's plug. This was fantastic! I liked the fact that you worked in parallels to other Bible stories, instead of purely reimagining the Jesus birth story.

[mattcowens]

Thank you! The initial idea was as ridiculous as could be - giant turkeys and delicious glazed ham warriors attacking a village and being roasted then eaten. That didn't change but somehow the story developed unexpected depths as I was writing it :-)