The Letter Comments

Not a 'Zombie Christmas Story', but a Christmas story with zombies.

Great start. Nice hook. Hope this one gets very frequently updated!

I am enjoying this story a lot. Good writing!!

No interest? did it get too depressing or what?

I've had comments to that effect on another site, could it be from posting it as a serial?

Depressing -- a little, but most every PAW story is depressing.

What gets my interest is the glimmer of hope that's in your writing. These people never gave up hope -- even when the world was dropping on their heads. Hope perservered.

I really enjoy your writing style -- It captivates my attention and every word provides enjoyment.

PLEASE keep it up!

What a great way to wake up -- a new chapter....

Thanks, and the positive spin is GREAT!

There is just one more installment to this Christmas story, continuing beyond the ending would IMO detract from it. I'll be posting it either late tonight or sometime tomorrow. Even though this is about the tenth draft, I still want to give it one more edit.

However I do have a 2/3 completed work that is linked to the other stories and begins just after Z-Day. I'll probably start 'Children's Crusade' on tuesday.

robb1313 said:

Depressing -- a little, but most every PAW story is depressing.

What gets my interest is the glimmer of hope that's in your writing. These people never gave up hope -- even when the world was dropping on their heads. Hope perservered.

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Hope wasn't really my intention, but looking back at it, it really does describe the situation quite well. They were going to walk to Cheyenne, in December, with a few feet of snow on the ground. That takes a great deal of hope, even if Google Maps says the distance is only 42 miles. (42 miles is a *long* way for a six year old though.)

Hrm... Now I'm second guessing it. Matt had hope, along with faith and perseverance. Valerie? By Christmas Eve, Valerie had made her peace with death, but she wasn't going to quit. Valerie kept going for the same reason soldiers fight. If she quit, she would let the others down. If she quit, she wouldn't be able to comfort her sister. If she quit, she would see the disappointment in Matt's eyes, and for her that would be worse than dying. She knew she was going to die anyway, so she chose to die happy, together with what was left of her family.

The last installment is from Valarie's POV, and we'll get to see that she thinks now.

wvstuck said:

Man O' Man... It just keeps getting better. Matt sees the value in helping save others like his group, plus there's a little love story evolving. Can't wait for my next feeding of this story.

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Glad you like it.

I'm sure he sees the value, but he was mostly thinking of keeping everyone together.

The last little bit is intended to show a lot about what kind of place they've come to. You can contrast the place they are in now with their memories of the FEMA evacuation center they were in at the beginning of the outbreak.

As for romance, if you reread it, I'm sure you'll see hints of how they feel about each other...

It's a good story. Every parent's worst nightmare though, their kids left to survive in a hostile world. Glad they were smart enough to hold on. Good writing, thanks carioca!

The final installment is up.

A zombie story where nobody dies.... how is that for a twist?

I have thoroughly enjoyed this story. Please consider favoring us with another. Thanks you so much.

Thank you for such a sweet ending to this wonderful story.

Kathy in FL said:

You and me both. Gag ... and a nice tear jerker too. Sigh. Now how am I supposed to get all these blasted numbers keyed in with foggy eyes?

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Dunno, It was kinda hard to type in, but the ending wrote itself.

It was a great story! Thank you.