One of my favorite authors is Tim Pratt.  He is a regular contributor to the Escape Artists series of podcasts, and Norm Sherman’s Drabblecast.  If you’re looking for a good New Year’s story, look no further than Drabblecast episode 308 – Happy Old Year.

http://www.drabblecast.org/2013/12/31/drabblecast-308-happy-old-year/