New Year's Eve is always my favorite time of year, even when (especially when) my girlfriend gets a little frisky. Another short story from the archives that I've cleaned up, rewritten, and expanded.
Four rather plain middle aged women are part of a 2,000 year mission to settle a distant planet, using cryogenics and genetic engineering to stay alive long enough. Yes, genetic engineering. And a long time.
An Odyssey: Rae Anne and Angela have been pals since standing up to bullies in the school yard in grade school. They saw each other through dreadful marriages and now, free, have each other and go on an odyssey to find their life together.