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Christmas at the Aurora Outpost Cafe - Pulp Sci-Fi Christmas Cards

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  • Designed by CavernEmporium
  • Ships from Illinois! Shorter shipping distances are kinder to the planet
  • Materials: Cardstock, paper
  • Width: 5 inches
    Length: 7 inches

Retro Sci-Fi Christmas Cards, Aurora Outpost Cafe, Pulp Cover Art, Space Diner.

Even at the far edge of space, Christmas has a place at the counter. Christmas at the Aurora Outpost Cafe pairs a frozen alien landscape and spectacular aurora with hot coffee, warm windows, and travelers finding company—a fictional pulp-cover Christmas card for sci-fi fans, diner lovers, and anyone who believes hospitality can make a strange place feel like home.
Outside, snow and icicles cover the outpost. Jagged mountains rise beneath an enormous banded planet, and luminous curtains of aurora fill the sky. A rugged expedition vehicle waits below the café.

Inside, the scene is wonderfully familiar: travelers at the counter, steaming drinks, a pastry display, Christmas trees, wreaths, red bows, and warm pendant lights. The red café sign offers a welcome that seems to reach across the cold.

The cover promises “Hot Coffee, Colder Worlds,” “Strangers Become Family,” and “Some Places Feel Like Home — Even Here.” Bold lettering and a deliberately aged cover border frame a Christmas adventure built around companionship and the comfort of finding somewhere to belong.
From ATOMIC HOLIDAY STORIES — The Pulp Sci-Fi Christmas Collection by Cavern Emporium.

This is newly printed Christmas stationery with original vintage-style artwork. The fictional A Cavern Future Publication imprint, December issue notation, and illustrated 25¢ price are part of the cover design. Your purchase is a greeting card, with no magazine stories inside; the illustrated price is not the product’s sale price.

An unusual Christmas greeting for science-fiction readers, space enthusiasts, coffee lovers, diner devotees, mid-century design fans, and friends who appreciate an imaginative holiday welcome. Larger packs also suit independent cafés, hospitality businesses, bookshops, and science-fiction clubs sending seasonal greetings.

CARD DETAILS
Folded Christmas card, 5 inches wide × 7 inches high when closed
Portrait orientation with a left-side fold
Full-color fictional pulp-cover artwork
270gsm white paper, with the confirmed provider finish
Printed interior greeting
Available in packs of 10, 30, and 50
One matching white envelope per card
Professionally printed to order by the disclosed production partner
Physical printed product delivered by mail
No personalized printing
Cards and envelopes are supplied in the quantity selected at checkout. Display props are not included. The worn edges and cover texture are printed features of the illustration; the physical cards are newly produced. Artwork created using AI tools guided by original prompts and creative direction from Cavern Emporium.

Printed colors may vary slightly from their appearance on different screens.

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Listed on Oct 18, 2026