Havok published my flash fiction called Leap Year on Tuesday, December 3. I’m grateful to them for presenting this story to the public. Havok has high standards, so every time I publish there, it’s a big deal.

Leap Year is the fulfillment of a few dreams I’ve had for a while. The first is, though I enjoy science fiction, I often find myself drawn to horror or fantasy in the speculative fiction realm. I read sci-fi and find it inspiring. Yet, my head has a sharp division between science fiction and the other two. For myself, the story must be grounded in science and be plausible in the future. Fantasy generally is implausible in the past or (for urban fantasy) present, and horror may be implausible. But not science fiction. Science fantasy, to me, is fantasy.

This fulfills my dream of publishing a science fiction piece, and I’m very happy to join the ranks of such writers. Though I wish the story had more grounding in the science, I did what I could. It entertains, it’s improbable, but not completely unbelievable.

The publication also satisfies a secondary goal of mine. I’ve finally brought to life an idea I’ve had for a long time. Over eight years ago, I had the idea of people going back in time exactly one year. What changes would they make in that short of time? This story’s main character, Hudson, was the main protagonist in that idea. I had many other characters, but I first and foremost, I wanted to tell Hudson’s story.

And here it is.

I hope you reading Leap Year as much as I enjoyed writing it.