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Write a story about two people who don’t know each other but bump into one other on New Year’s Eve (either once or every year).

Posted in Holiday on Oct 26, 2022

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“New Year's Stranger” by Broken Glass Pony

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I gazed over longingly towards Eric’s desk. He’s my manager and proof to me that God exists. I could see into his office and I’m in the perfect location to secretly adore him. I observe him taking calls, studying numbers and just breathing. Suddenly, he looks in my direction. Oh no! I’ve just been caught staring like a creepo. I instinctively fake cough and turn in my swivel office chair with such force, I actually spin twice completely before regaining control. I smile painfully and then stare at my comput...

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“A Moment in Time” by Jenny Elaine

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  It was New Year’s Eve, 1940, and I was in New York visiting my sister. The air was brutally cold, and I wrapped my wool scarf tighter around my neck as I gazed out at all the people surrounding me. Cheeks were rosy, eyes were sparkling, and there seemed to be a smile on each face, but I also sensed unease on every expression. There was talk that America couldn’t hold off much longer in joining the war in Europe, and after the first world war, everyone was terrified of another.   Someone bumped into me then, and I looked...

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“The Shooting Star” by Becca Blanc

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All Maddox wanted for Christmas was a telescope. He got his wish, but he wasn’t happy about it. He had no use for it now. His dad was dead. The whole point of the telescope had been for them to communicate with each other.Before his dad deployed for another tour, he told Maddox about looking up at the stars and what it meant for them now that he was going to be thousands of miles away. . .“The world keeps turning, son. But the stars stay the same.” His dad placed a hand on her his shoulder and looked to the sky. “If we look at sky at th...

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“THE EVE WAITING, WHEN TIME SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OUT” by Mara Masolini

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THE EVE WAITING , WHEN TIME SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OUT Alina sighed, closing the suitcase she had just finished preparing. She was about to leave for Cortina, the mountain location where she had decided to celebrate the end of the year and the arrival of the New Year. It wouldn’t take more than two hours to get to Cortina.  This year she didn’t feel like taking a long trip to celebrate, but indeed to live THAT PASSAGE OF TIME, from December31st to January 1st,  that she had always felt like a di...

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“A Lucky Encounter” by Ella Jasperson

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Alex studied her face in the mirror above the bar and sighed inwardly. Taking herself out for New Year’s Eve had not, after all, been a roaring success. New to Chicago, she had forced herself out the door, telling herself she would be glad later to have done so. She wasn’t looking to meet anyone, or party. She just wanted to experience the buzz of a new city on a big night as a fly on the wall, enjoying the spectacle. Normally this would work. Alex was good at flying solo. She liked being with friends, but she also liked being on her own, ...

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“New Years Eve: Year Ten” by Megan Ferris

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James walked into his closet to get dressed. It was an obvious choice; not for lack of other choices, but because it was his annual New Year’s Eve outfit. The Outfit, as his family referred to it, was a flannel shirt of muted tan, blue and two tones of orange, paired with dark wash jeans, brown suede chukka boots, and a belt. Ten years he’d been wearing this exact outfit to the family’s annual company New Year’s Eve party. Well, not the exact outfit. He had to buy a whole new outfit after his final growth spurt the year he turned 19. It w...

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“Luckily in Love” by Bella Cole

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Eight years old isn’t when most people find their soulmates. Yet, most people aren’t as stubborn as I was. I had stayed up all night, pushing away my parent’s attempts to get me to sleep, and nothing was stopping me till midnight. I would stay up for the ball drop, the clock stroke, the new year. It seemed so exciting, even for the first time. It was a brand new start, in more ways than one.  I had just moved to a new state, and mom had said that the New Year would be the perfect starting point. I will be starting a new school next wee...

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“The Observatory” by Sue Lee

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The laughter of the children was hushed. Swiftly the youngsters crept around the tiled floor of the Observatory, dropping bundles of dry daisies and lighting each one on fire. Around them, the sunset drew a film of dimness over the desert village. In the middle of the village rose the Tower, on the roof of which was the Observatory with a tiny stone house in its center, just then encircled by a bright golden ring of flames and glowing-eyed children. The December dusk sky overhead darkened into its last few hours of the year, but flames lit u...

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“The New Year's Eve Curse” by Cindy Hinds

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“You know, we really should quit meeting like this,” Mike said, shaking his head.“Heyya, Mike,” I said. “Mike, Ben. Ben, Mike.”“Nice to meet you,” Ben said, a bit confused.“Hello, Ben,” Mike said. “Sandy and I have met a few times. I really thought she would make it through the night this year without having to call Fire and Rescue. You were so close, Sandy!”“I know. I let my guard down,” Sandy said, pouting a bit.“What would New Years Eve be without a call from Sandy?” Mike asked his partner, Gerry.“Very funny,” Sandy said, wincing a bit.“O...

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“As You Wished” by Elizabeth Maxson

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My feet ached from the silver stilettos I had been wearing for almost six hours on the concrete. They looked great, but I could feel the top straps starting to dig in to my feet.  The renovated theater looked incredible. There were gold streamers hung low like a lazy chandelier and the fabric streaming down the walls matched the metallic reflections from the lights coming from above. Everywhere I looked, my eyes dazzled with a million twinkling glitters that never stood still. I felt slightly ridiculous in my sequin tank top...

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“A New Me” by Regan Cannon

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Content warning for mentions of diseased children, drug usage, and murder. Please read with caution, stay safe, and happy new year!  _____________________________________  I don't know him. I don't think I ever will. I don't know who he is or where he comes from. I don't know what he wants or who he works for. But I know that he must die.  Some say that's a harsh conclusion to come to, and I agree to some extent. But I have never been so sure of something in my entire ...

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“The Celebration Of A New Old Love” by Alma Ayadi

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Love is said to be the foundation of everything, the thing we all rely on to make our days brighter and our nights calmer, the centre of the universe. It is the unforgettable feeling one doesn’t have the privilege to experience with just about anyone but is it truly as unforgettable as it is said to be?   Aloness. That is what he experienced day and night that only heightened during the holidays, the time of the year where one is surrounded by family and lovers, he had none of that. The day was worse than the night, it weighed he...

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“A Not So Happy New Year” by Valerie Preston

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The rain sounded as if it were rocks hitting the roof of the bus stop and a small waterfall rushed down over the corrugated tin roof towards the ground. She stood underneath her umbrella, white with coloured love hearts scattered on it, but it didn’t protect her feet or legs as torrents of water tumbled down, hitting the pavement with such force that some of the splashes reached the bottom of her rain coat. “Sometimes I hate the rain! Other times I just love it - usually when I’m sitting curled up on the couch watching through the window” sh...

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“Star-Crossed” by Sarita Pergal

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“I just don’t understand why you run away each year,” the tweeting voice of my Mother says from her kitchen in rural Pennsylvania. I can almost smell the burning biscottis she is taking out the oven. I wait a few moments to respond, imagining her phone (still with cord) handing on her shoulder as she swings the hot tray onto the island.  “I am not running away, I am nurturing my soul,” I say, knowing full well how cringe worthy I sound. Mother isn’t listing anyway and the syllable of her next slew of words overlaps with my last.  ...

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“The Apartment” by Maria Avisal

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        As she stood next to the impressive charcuterie board nibbling on a cube of smoked gouda, Davina tried to focus on the positive aspects of her situation. The food options far exceeded her expectations for a party hosted by a college senior.  The punch was likely just sparkling wine and pomegranate liquor, but it was actually decent wine (at least now, in the early part of the evening). Her drinks were free, and she had a free sober ride home. She didn’t know anyone there bes...

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