Write a story in the form of a list of New Year's resolutions.

Posted in Adults on Dec 29, 2023

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“A Page From E. Levitt's Diary: New Year's Resolutions” by Liv Russel

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Dec. 31St, 2023. I’m not going to write ‘dear diary’ here. I dunno. Too classic, so I guess I’ll come up with something else. Maybe, 'Esme Levitt’s Innermost Thoughts.' Anyways, here are my New Year’s Resolutions. 1. Do some planning for travelling the world My goal is to travel the world when I graduate university. I’m only fifteen, but I honestly can’t wait to get started. I would love to learn about new cultures, customs and different languages. The first thing I’ll do is see the seven wonders of the world. I’m particularly intere...

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“Without Resolution” by Dee McGhee

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Garrett Garrett put away the couch’s ever-growing pile of coats and overshirts, and washed the fuzzy remnants of mystery liquids from the coffee table’s compiled mugs. Then, he put out paper cone hats, hung silver and gold streamers, and replaced the moldy mugs with champagne flutes circling a bottle. The space was shockingly presentable. So, heading into the party, Garrett already felt accomplished. Now, an intimate gathering of friends weaved through his kitchen, living room, and out the back of his townhouse to a fenced-off backyard. They...

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“2024: The Year of Resolution” by K'Lee Stewart

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TW: This story includes descriptions of mental health, substance abuse, suicide, and physical violence. December 29th, 2023 I told my therapist I’ve never done New Year's resolutions before. She insisted that this year I try. When I asked why, she said, “Why not?” Supposedly, if you write your goals down, you’re 42% more likely to achieve them. When I asked her what kind of goals I should be focusing on, she said to write whatever comes to mind, anything I want to accomplish from today to the end of the year. So here I am. Goals for 20...

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“13 Ways to Come Back to Life” by Emily Hostetter

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**Sensitive Content Warning**Grief & LossNew Year’s Resolutions1. Learn to Breathe AgainI’m not sure when I stopped.But somewhere between the end and happily never after, I stopped breathing.I fear I’ve forgotten how.I fear that when I begin again, I will break apart at the seams. Isn’t breathing painful?The oxygen is suffocating.But they tell me it’s vital to my survival…Assuming that is my goal. It is. I think.Maybe I can start small—one breath at a time.Inhale.Exhale.2. Piece My Heart Back Together There are shards...

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“Uncontrollable To-Do List. ” by Tatia Kapanadze

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This story includes drug use and addresses sexual assault (SA). Reader discretion is advised. Finally, leave bed before 4PM. ignore all the remaining trash from the New Eves Party. Try to distract yourself with anything, doesn't matter, just don't go to bed. Clean the house a little. Meditate. It appears. Feel unsafe. Feel the touch. Get scared. Start crying. Sleep on the floor because you can't control your body. Get cold. Hear the sounds. Open the eyes. Get scared. immediately light up the ro...

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“This time it will be better” by Honor Meçi

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New Years Resolutions 1. I will try not to change my entire character like a chameleon every time I meet a new person. I will not copy their mannerisms, the way they tilt their head when they think of an answer, the excessive blinking, the way they lower their voice to make it gravelly and interesting. I will NOT do that, because that is not me. I have a clean, non gravelly voice because I don't smoke. It's quite high and a bit posh. It's not particularly mesmerising, but it's mine. I will keep my head up and stare deep into their eyes, ma...

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“2024: Out with the Old and In with the New” by Julie Steward

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2024: Out with the Old, In with the New · It’s been 32 years since I’ve gone on a date, but now that Cletus Bo has passed, I reckon I oughta make some resolutions, like, for instance, go on a date. · I have asthma, a bad case of nerves, and an extra thumb on my left hand. How long am I supposed to go on like this? · So first, I resolve to have my extra thumb surgically removed although the thought of such a bloody deed makes me nerv...

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“Resolutions ” by Dina Lyuber

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Go to bed at a reasonable hour. Wake up earlier. Frankie woke up with the afternoon sunlight in her eyes. The room smelled of dust and sweat and old fried chicken. It was one thirty in the afternoon on January first. Frankie had gone to bed at half-past three. Not because she’d gone out. She was new in the city and had no friends here yet, and hated parties and wouldn’t have gone to a New Year’s party even if she had been invited to one – which she hadn’t been.No, she’d spent New Year’s Eve alone in her half-furnished studio eating spicy Kor...

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“The Resolutions” by Benjamin Rice

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The alarm jolted the man back into reality again this morning. He summoned the willpower he had mustered and reached over to punch at his phone to silence it for the final time this morning. He swung his legs off the bed and forced himself to stand. Resolution number one: Get to bed at a reasonable time so that he could wake at a reasonable time. Resolution number two: Make his bed as soon as possible so that he would not be so tempted to crawl back into its safety. With the bed made, he padded off to the kitchen to start some coffee. He c...

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Write a story in the form of a list of New Year's resolutions.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 54 stories

“A Page From E. Levitt's Diary: New Year's Resolutions” by Liv Russel

“Without Resolution” by Dee McGhee

“2024: The Year of Resolution” by K'Lee Stewart

“13 Ways to Come Back to Life” by Emily Hostetter

“Uncontrollable To-Do List. ” by Tatia Kapanadze

“This time it will be better” by Honor Meçi

“2024: Out with the Old and In with the New” by Julie Steward

“Resolutions ” by Dina Lyuber

“The Resolutions” by Benjamin Rice

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Write about a character who has reinvented themselves, but realizes it's not always easy to outrun your past.

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Set your story on New Year's Day.

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