Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have made the year before.

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“New Year's Resolution” by M.W. Nel

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“Are you mad?” Linette scrunched her brows up in disbelief. “That’s your New Year’s resolution?” “What? Why do you sound so surprised?” Bridgette took a sip from her wine. “Bridgette, are you being blackmailed or something?” “What? No. Why would you think that?” “Uhm, maybe because you sound ridiculous and not at all like yourself.” “That’s ridiculous.” Bridgette puffed in defense. “No, what’s ridiculous is what you just told me.” “All I said was that I want to have a baby.” “With Rex?” “Yes.” “And tell me. What has your New Year’s res...

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“The Time Reset” by Jena Carruthers

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"Number 2021, how are you feeling?" the nurse asks. "Um my name is Hamuar." Hamuar sat up in bed, looking around. "What happened?" "You drained way too much of your power." The nurse said. "And caused a whole lot of death and destruction." She looked at the window. "What do you mean? What did I do? What is going on." "Don't worry about it just rest, for right now just focus on healing." The nurse waved off all his questions. "Do you need anything?" 'No" "Very, well. You will be getting visitors." "Who?" Before her could get a response ...

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“The vow” by Nathalie Grant

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"Open your eyes!"Nothing."Sophie! Open your eyes!"Darkness. Light. Darkness. The end.5am. 20°C. A normal morning for tropical North Queensland. It is quiet. The roads are deserted. Only a few early-morning joggers and workers punctuate the Cairns Esplanade. Farther beyond, the sun is rising.Sophie woke up earlier than usual this morning. In today's Facebook post, she writes"It is happening today. I have made up my mind. Wish me luck!😍" before pressing the SEND button. Sophie types up posts ever morning. This is what she does to set herself u...

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“Alcoholics Anonymous ” by Emily Wright

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‘Hi everyone. My name is Nick and I’m an alcoholic and I vow to never drink again,’ his gruff voice echoed in the hall. ‘Hi Nick,’ the room chimed in unison as they welcomed him to the group. **** The room was not unusual; if anything it was quite ordinary. The same can not be said for the people sitting in the chairs. The chairs were centered in the middle of the room in a circle formation- well, more of an oval. The rest of the room was bland. Except for a silver cross that hung directly behind Nick. I always thought that a chu...

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“Fighting to live” by Lisa Greghi

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I will never get admitted in a clinic, anorexic but not dying does not qualify for treatment. I can become as thin as paper, but until I reach a weight they consider dangerous enough, I won’t get in. They want to cure us, but fuel what we want: to be considered so sick people would worry we will drop dead at any moment. The thinner you are, the less you matter, but the more people worry for you. There is a power in death very few are aware of. Sick people know it more than anyone. I will restrict more, become thinner, and control every...

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“The Difference” by Bailey Carmack

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Rosie would never have guessed that her New Years’ Resolution this year would be to stop making a difference in the lives of children. She’d been doing just that for the last ten years in her classroom, but this year in particular, she felt undervalued, overworked, and inadequate enough to finally be ready to try something new. She was never going to be one of those teachers that made the HUGE differences in the lives of her students—teachers like Mr. Putnam, who joked and teased with his students all day long and somehow they still learne...

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“Maxwell” by Okiki Adeduyite

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I stop walking. This seems like the best place to sit without disturbance. It was a bad day but I'll empty this tray. I must. Stars spot the sky but it is dark. Dark enough for Mummy to be back from church. I drop my tray on the gutter fence. My head pad falls but I don’t pick it up. I sit and reflect on the day's sales. Or the day's wandering. I sold nothing. But I must sell it all. I have to make my mummy and daddy happy this year. My 2021 promise. They will love me if my tray is empty even if it means I go home late. But I sold nothing.&n...

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“An Unexpected Promise” by Kay Lane

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“I promise to encourage your passions, to keep you individual and unique, to keep you grounded. I will continue to be your best friend, and I will support you until the end of time.” “You may kiss the bride,” our officiant says. In one motion, I’m swept off my feet into an embrace that I had welcomed my entire life, although I didn’t realize it. Just a year before, I...

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“Remember to Forget” by Raveena Weerabahu

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“May I remember to forget” she vowed in firm resolution, even as a stranger peered across at her almost invasively. Chipped nails adorned the hand that rubbed blearily as the owner struggled to comprehend the image ahead. Weary eyes, wrinkled skin, chapped lips and frown lines told the tale of a soul beset with hardships. She turned away from the mirror; its ornate frame glinting contrastingly against the grim image it showed. There was a startled yell as someone dropped yet another vase but she cared little; they were not hers to cr...

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“THE DISAVOWAL” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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I am a businessman aged 34. I had received a message from club STROMBOLI asking me to join. I discussed with my wife and she said “They call it the weight watchers paradise. It seems to be quite popular. The New Year is soon. Let us make weight watching our resolution.” I said “STROMBOLI in only for the rich. See the amount they charge. 50 thousand rupees as donation at the outset. There’re only 100 members and if I register and am accepted I would have to pay what they call late fees. I’m 166 on the list. I don’t know how much more I would‘...

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“Divine Visitation” by Ur_ Favouritexx

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Trigger warning: self harm, suicidal ideation, substance abuse Divine Visitation. Change they say is constant, but Chisom felt the same way every year since the death of her parents. It wasn’t that she willed herself to be depressed, things weren’t just working out for her. Her caretaker had demanded that she had a month to pay her rent, or she’d park out of the lodge, her grades were dropping the more time she spent drowning in alcohol, instead of studying for her exams. She repressed a sigh, making a vow ...

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“The countdown” by Kay Anne

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TW: Self harm Addiction I didn’t think I would survive this year long enough to hear an entire countdown. “10” I honestly thought I would be dead right now. Not in a gloomy sad way, just in a logical science-ey way. Through my many endeavors with mental illness, through the plague that spread like water, through my...

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“bed sheets” by Niké A.

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This year, I’m going to change my own bedsheets.Waking up in the morning is easy enough. I open my eyes, shrug the crick out of my shoulders, and wait silently in bed until my blinds darken enough for the night light in my room to flicker on. It’s a bit embarrassing to still be using a night light at eighteen years old; the last person to mention that to me was my mom. I haven’t seen her in a year–which explains why my bedsheets are so dirty. She’ll laugh if it’s not clean by the time she gets back home for dinner.I guess I should take out t...

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“He could have been the 13th” by Florian Wolf

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The seasons change and so does my place. My rod keeps moving me forward and my dearest sheep follow my every step. Slowly we move forward towards the hills that lay between this and my goal. Despite the hill being more steep than necessary we have no big issues. This excludes my youngest sheep. I saw it moving upwards, the knees bend, coughing. With my dearest rod firmly in my hand I move faster towards this sheep. The sheep breaks down. It rolls downward. Its head now stuck. Two branches around its head keep the whole body paralyzed. I hear...

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“SEEKING HELP” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Lokesh was searching for a document which he thought he had kept in the drawer. It was needed urgently in connection with approval of his plans for widening of his Lottery Ticket shop. While pulling out things from the drawer, he got an old letter folded into four flaps. He knew what it was. Still, out of curiosity he opened the letter and ran a cursory glance over the contents. It was a letter written by him to a cinema star Sonu Sood, though he did not post it. Thank God! He did not send it to the star. He felt quite ashamed now to have wr...

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Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have made the year before.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 102 stories

“New Year's Resolution” by M.W. Nel

“The Time Reset” by Jena Carruthers

“The vow” by Nathalie Grant

“Alcoholics Anonymous ” by Emily Wright

“Fighting to live” by Lisa Greghi

“The Difference” by Bailey Carmack

“Maxwell” by Okiki Adeduyite

“An Unexpected Promise” by Kay Lane

“Remember to Forget” by Raveena Weerabahu

“THE DISAVOWAL” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Divine Visitation” by Ur_ Favouritexx

“The countdown” by Kay Anne

“bed sheets” by Niké A.

“He could have been the 13th” by Florian Wolf

“SEEKING HELP” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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Write about someone who has finally managed to succeed at a long-standing New Year’s resolution.

Write about someone whose job is to help people leave their old lives behind.

Write about someone who doesn’t remember their past — and doesn’t want to.

Write about two characters who each want to change the same thing, but resolve to go about it in very different ways.

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