Write a short story about someone reflecting on their previous year's resolutions.

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“COMMIT TO NOTHING” by Dee Wes

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Quitters never win.That's what I've been told as inspiration, oftentimes. But has it been useful? What do I aspire to win?I ask myself this question as I join the drive thru line at Icecream Palace-an act of disregarding my diet. Four cars in front of me, I assess. This gives just enough time for my attention to wander, my eyes looking over other parts of the shopping center seeing people move about captured within their own bubbles. There's a woman smoking a cigarette standing at the door of a department store; a man holding a multi-le...

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“Taking the risky chance” by Katherine Penate

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I am one lucky woman. Not because of me being the founder of a trillion-dollar magazine company, not because of me having the desired wealth and luxurious life. But because of me, taking the biggest most riskful chance to get where I am today. Let's start at the beginning. About ten years ago, I used to think making New Year's resolutions was a waste of time, something that people do to make it seem like their doing something meaningful only to procrastinate about it a few weeks later. I used to not even think of it and my friends from ...

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“Resolving resolutions” by Juliet Godwin

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RESOLVING RESOLUTIONS She started at the shrill sound of the alarm clock ringing. ‘Argghh…’ she groaned, “Not again”. It was another day of work. More clients to source for, more people to convince, more deals to land. In short, it was another round of brain tasking things to do. The hectic schedule that was her life. She shrugged, at least it was bearable.Nahhh… that was a lie. She loved every bit of it. She got to be on the move always which had been her dream as a child, unlike most of her friends who were stuck in desk jobs al...

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Write a short story about someone reflecting on their previous year's resolutions.

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✍️ 33 stories

“COMMIT TO NOTHING” by Dee Wes

“Taking the risky chance” by Katherine Penate

“Resolving resolutions” by Juliet Godwin

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