One Giant Leap

It’s April 12th, 2010. It’s not a holiday or anything, not that I know of. Nevertheless, I’m having a small celebration tonight. I’m treating myself to all the gourmet cuisine twenty dollars can buy, and I’m playing Xbox until I can’t keep my eyes open. Why? Because tonight, I made my first ever submission to a fiction market.

The story is called “Cats and Quantum,” and it’s 1500 words long, give or take. It involves cats and quantum, and is, in my opinion, pretty amusing. My physicist friend said that my crazy little story was more scientifically correct than I knew when I wrote it, so that’s good, especially considering I know so little about physics. Oh, also, this is the first science fiction piece I’ve successfully written. Lots of firsts with this one. In all probability, it will also be my first rejection. And, believe it or not, I’m pretty damn excited about that. It means I’m out there in the trenches doing what writers do. And if it is accepted, I’ll be that much more excited.

So, now to enjoy the night Thanks to all the people who helped me make this happen!