Write a story about someone scrambling on New Year's Eve to fulfil their resolutions for the entire year before the clock strikes twelve.

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“Lester v. the Statue of Limitations” by J. Nicholas

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(Warning: Contains profanity and tobacco use.) “I thought you were getting ready.” Melinda rolled up the cuffs on her Christmas sweater, a classy one, and lightweight, too, since it’d been almost sixty today. The only other option in North Carolina this time of year was ice. You never knew what you were getting. “I am ready,” said Lester without taking his eyes off Heat, the scene with the big shootout after the bank robbery. It was one of doz...

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“Resolute Manifestation ” by Walter Wright

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“Do you have any idea what two raccoons fucking sounds like?” “No, I cannot say.” “It’s like a mix of the crinkling noise when the vacuum hits the right spot and raw, primal passion. Shit, one was bleeding last time." Rob tried to cover his judging smile with a yawn, nodding along, “Oh really! That-that sounds like something….” “Robo if I gotta give any advice: Never fall asleep with the window open and a half-eaten peanut butter sandwich left out. That shit is like caviar to them.” “Wait so that’s how they got in your room?”...

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“The Eleventh Hour” by Daniel Harder

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He is sweating bullets as he nervously chews on his nails, eyeing the wall calendar in his home office, then tilting his head over to peer down at the unmarked checklist sitting atop his mahogany desk. Ralph can’t believe how fast time has flown. Can it really be 12 months now of repeatedly telling himself, “Oh, I’ll get around to starting that list tomorrow?”“Okay, maybe this won’t be so tough,” he thinks. “Let’s just start at the top of the list and work my way down, I still have 24 hours to get this stuff done. How hard can it be?”“Well, ...

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“A Man of His Word” by Dan Coglianese

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David sat in his silver Chevy Cruze in front of his best friend’s apartment building. As he scrolled through Kindle on his tablet, TJ approached the passenger side door. It was just past 10am on New Years Eve. TJ slid into the passenger seat with a groan. Shivering from the frigid air, he rubbed his hands together and said, “Where are we starting? Alcohol or decorations?” “Change of plans.” “Huh?” David looked down and said, “You won’t even believe my morning. Mai woke me up around 8. She was with her parents last night, having dinner. A...

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“ A Veterinarian's New Year's Eve Day” by Hope Linter

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Disclaimer: The following medical references may not all be entirely accurate. Also I believe the song title is made up, as I wasn't sure of using a popular song title. Kaylee sang, “letting me sing,” in the operating room, while she finished stitching up an older labrador after a routine appendix operation. Gina, her assistant and best friend poked her head in, “Is that the song you’re going to sing tonight at Karaoke. “Yes, it’s my last chance, just fourteen more hours to go before New Year’s.” “Ha, I’ll bet you’ll chicken out, jus...

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“19 hours to go ” by Brittney Jones

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Lindsay rolled over and screamed at Alexa. "I said snooze and then I said stop, and now I just want you to shut up". Yelling at technology isn’t really how she hoped to start her day but too late now. She should never have signed up for this stupid challenge anyways but last year she was a different girl. That girl truly believed she would be able to achieve anything. Her career was thriving and so was her love life. It’s not her fault a global pandemic showed up and ruined all her plans. There is no time to look back at how she got here, it...

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“A Beauty, A Beast, and A Beating” by Dylan Patrick

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tw// strong language, beating scene, homphobic slur after protagonist is confronted by bully; these are high schoolers, including one of which who has little compassion for social decorum (despite being the one being aggressed against in this very specific instance) December 15. The date stuck to the top of my head with dry misery. It was the date equivalent to eating one of those cafeteria biscuits that need a swig of near-expired chocolate milk to go down smooth. If I had a choice, it’d be more like the center of a Philly pretzel or the...

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“A Resolute Year's End” by Jordan Chu

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As he looked outside of his frosted window on a Thursday evening, Jack sighed with contentment and rested his head against the frame. Was that the smell of peppermint? With its bustling streets and gently falling snow, New York once again displayed a picturesque resemblance to a scene out of a Hallmark Christmas postcard. He thought to himself that it would perhaps do him some good to go for a walk outside. Though Christmas was over, a fully decorated room still greeted his eyes as he turned away from the view; he had been putting off taking...

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“Out Before the Ball Drops” by Chelsey B

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It was 4:34am when I rolled out of bed, bleary eyed with a head full of tangles. I stepped into my slippers and shuffled first to the bathroom, where I took care of business, and then to the kitchen. I flipped the light switch up and winced as my eyes adjusted to the brightness. I yawned, stretched, let out a big sigh, and began to fill our backpacks. I stuffed every available pocket with sandwiches, snacks, extra mittens, socks hand warmers and anything else I thought we might need to successfully spend 14 hours outside in December. I piled...

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“French pastries, gymnastics, a cat, and cigarettes” by Ksenija Rubež

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Opening the friend group chat, he sees a pinned video. He plays it. The video shows him, and his friends – with whom he was about to celebrate New Year – all drunk making New Year’s resolutions. He starts cringing and remembers the pledge that they made last year. Fuck! He slams the table. In the video, he says “So I will get a beautiful black cat, then, I will learn to do a headstand, I will learn how to cook croissants, and I will get rid of shitty people in my life” “But…” The drunk voice of the cameraman protested by sa...

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“Take Your Resolutions Seriously, Lest It Turn Into Something Unpleasant” by Noa L

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Last year, when I had sat down with my family and we'd written down our resolutions, I took it as seriously as I had every year before that. Meaning, I didn't care whatsoever. I wrote down a few things, some simple, some funny, and a few more serious, but I never expected myself to actually act on what I had written down. But now that it's New Years Eve I can't get over the incredibly intense feeling of anxiety that is filling me with the sense that if I don't complete every resolution I made for this year, something bad is going to happen. ...

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“New Year Resoultions” by Dilbert Jazz

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It was New Year's Eve, and Sarah was in a panic and had always been a bit of a procrastinator. She had let her lack of motivation hold her back in the past. But this year, she had made a list of resolutions at the beginning of the year and had vowed to accomplish them all before the clock struck twelve on New Year's Eve. As the day went on, Sarah realized that she had only completed a fraction of what she had set out to do. She had wanted to learn a new language, volunteer at a local shelter, and start her own business, but she had barely ma...

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“Before The Stroke Of Twelve” by Christina Dearman

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Why are they on fire? Luke thought. The sky was a funny black color and all the people around didn’t have faces but he was sure he knew them from somewhere.“Someone help! The Styrofoam puppies are on fire!” Luke screamed. Hang on… why are there Styrofoam puppies? Luke thought. Something wasn’t right, none of this made any sense at all. I have to put them out before they die! Luke reasoned desperately. I know, I’ll cover them with all this shredded lettuce!Frantically Luke ran to the large taco bar buffet on the side of the road and started t...

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“New Years Resignation” by Lex Lepley

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It didn’t strike me what day it was until I flipped on the news. How could I have forgotten? Christmas was only a few days ago. New Years, looming over me like the ball that would drop at midnight later today. Normally I wouldn’t care, it was an excuse to stay at home and lounge about, but this year I’d made a list. One that I’d resolved to take care of over the course of the whole year, except now my year had been condensed into a day. Not even that, checking the clock, it was already 1 PM! I’d slept in! Only eleven hours to sort everything...

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Write a story about someone scrambling on New Year's Eve to fulfil their resolutions for the entire year before the clock strikes twelve.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 29 stories

“Lester v. the Statue of Limitations” by J. Nicholas

“Resolute Manifestation ” by Walter Wright

“The Eleventh Hour” by Daniel Harder

“A Man of His Word” by Dan Coglianese

“ A Veterinarian's New Year's Eve Day” by Hope Linter

“19 hours to go ” by Brittney Jones

“A Beauty, A Beast, and A Beating” by Dylan Patrick

“A Resolute Year's End” by Jordan Chu

“Out Before the Ball Drops” by Chelsey B

“French pastries, gymnastics, a cat, and cigarettes” by Ksenija Rubež

“Take Your Resolutions Seriously, Lest It Turn Into Something Unpleasant” by Noa L

“New Year Resoultions” by Dilbert Jazz

“Before The Stroke Of Twelve” by Christina Dearman

“New Years Resignation” by Lex Lepley

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with someone making a vision board.

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

Your character always makes the same promise; to change. Will they finally make it happen this time?

End your story with a kiss at midnight.

Contest #179

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