Waiting For

S.A. Barton
3.7
24 reviews
Ebook
7
Pages
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About this ebook

 A short story, about 1500 words.


Rudy has the honor of being one of the first permanent human colonists on Mars. Sonya plans to follow him in a year so they can be among the first to be married on the Red Planet... but Rudy's brother Aaron has been keeping a secret that may throw those plans into a cocked hat...


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3.7
24 reviews
Regular Father
October 24, 2017
A nice, quick read. Deliciously bittersweet ending. I very much appreciate the fast paced writing style, that doesn't waste time on unnecessary verbiage to make up for a lack of story. The author had a story to tell, so he told it, neat and clean.
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December 6, 2024
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 Find more (and about!) S.A. Barton at sabarton.com -- or on Twitter @Tao23 !

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