Write about someone scrambling to finish a goal in the last few hours of the year.

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“My Sister Is Drawing” by Faye Angela Colinares

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It's almost the end of the year, and my sister is drawing. I don't understand. She had all month to draw an end-of-year drawing, but she appears to have taken her time because here she is now, drawing frantically right before our midnight dinner. I don't think she's going to make it, either way. I sit down, and continue typing on my laptop. She doesn't budge, aside from her hand holding the tablet pen that is drawing on the tablet attached to her laptop. She's always been very good at digital drawing, and in fact she likes to do it quite...

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“What Baking Can-Not Do” by Samaira S.

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‘Butter, flour, eggs’ I thought to myself, chucking the lot of them in the bowl. “Are you finished yet, darling?” My mother called from the lounge. “Ummm…no…not exactly” I replied, distracted by the swimming egg shells in the dough batter and wondering whether it was meant to be like that. “I hope you aren’t making a mess?” my mum asked sternly from right outside the door. I’d forbidden my parents from entering the kitchen, because of the catastrophe that occurred last time I was baking under their watch. To make a long sto...

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“New Beginnings ” by TanyaBon JafSin

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You tied up your boots, zipped up your jacket, and kissed your mother goodbye. You ran to the car, the rain pouring over the hood. You opened the back door first, and gingerly placed the bag on the seat next to the umbrella. You clicked in the seatbelt, making sure that this package was secure. You closed the door, and pulled yourself into the drivers side. You turned on your wipers and looked over at your watch. 11:30, you’d have to rush. You looked back at the bag, and pulled out of the driveway. From the porch, your mother waved goodbye, ...

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“The Pursuit of the Poles” by George Ryan Holton

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2020 had been a banner year for Sergeant Reginald Cottonbottom (Sarge, to anyone who was interested in remaining in one piece). Due to his flatmate working from their shared residence for a majority of the year, and even taking nearly a month off entirely, they had not only been able to spend more time together than ever before, but had ventured out enough that Sarge had claimed more poles than even he had imagined possible. But as the year drew to a close, Sarge was left with a nagging feeling of regret, as there still remained four poles h...

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“Under the Red Moon” by Carlos L. Delgado

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A bloody, full moon hung low in the night sky, drawing wicked shadows across Peros, the city of love. Tryst lay dead under a balcony in the flower garden behind the mayor’s villa, a bouquet of black roses gripped tight in his left hand and an empty vial in the other. Thorns pierced his palm, though his blood stopped flowing hours ago.Then he gasped to life.Pain.Tryst thrashed about, screaming. Why was he alive? Why was he away from her? Darkness. All he saw was darkness. And the whispers—they spoke horrible, inescapable truths directly into ...

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“From Boredom to Monopoly” by Sriya Lanka

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The bleakness of the break started to set in. It always happens during this time, the first few days of winter break are a pure epiphany, filled with Christmas, Presents, and Joy. After Christmas, the downfall of boredom occurs, when Holiday Music is no longer relevant, and the next thing to look forward to is in Spring. It happens every year without fail, but this year I decided to welcome the feeling of familiarity with open arms because it was something that decided to stay constant during these strange times. The feeling hit m...

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“An evening I only heard you” by Rahul Kaushik

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6: 30 p.m.'Piyush let's go,' Shishir told me. 'Shishir, you can go. I have a presentation with Boss tomorrow morning,' I replied.'Sir, I don't know what reminds you to start your day at 6 p.m. and now this is a daily ritual for you,' he replied in a sarcastic tone.'Please leave,' I said with a wink.'Ok, we'll see you tomorrow, but sir, I have a request and you can take that as a piece of advice, start with a little less work so that we can do something,' he winked and left.'Piyush, Shishir has a point. Nowadays, things are not going we...

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“SCRAMBLING TO FINISH” by Sivaram Govindaraj

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Working on the laptop I looked at the clock. It was past 11 in the night. I felt sleepy and retired after closing down my computer. However I kept thinking of the novel I was writing and the date 4th January 2021 by which the editor said it had to be completed. I had revised the draft keeping in view the editor’s suggestions. My novel starts in America and moves to Bangalore in India. My hero Pablo, with his fiancée Carmen arrive from America in search of buried treasure. I had written much about their doings and adventures in the novel. Now...

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“Finishing the dream” by Floraine Thwin

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Finishing the dream There were many people who had their own dream and hope around the world. But some of them can transform their life with their dream. Most people around the world can’t transform their dream to be real. There was the person who lost hope, dream and strength of life. She was Joanna. She was also the person who was thinking my dream cannot be real on real world. Unexpectedly she got a chance from biggest write...

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“Stepping into the New Year!” by Betsy Remington☕

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Jill looked at her step-tracking app on her phone, and then to the clock on the wall, and then at the treadmill in the corner of her basement. The cobwebs on the railings visibly trembled in the draft from the open basement door. She looked back at her phone and sighed. Back at midnight January first, Jill had been drunk on champagne and high hopes for the new year as she partied with her friends. Everyone started announcing their resolutions, and silly Jilly had declared that she and her new fitness tracker would walk 10,000 st...

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“dream of a hobo” by Athigopinath S

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The world is full of surprises and mystery , that’s what we thought. If you ever felt disgusted by the glance of any part of your city , yeah maybe that’s where I live. If you ever odious over a swarm of children maybe I was one among them, Yep I am a ragpicker or some sort of. When the humankind is strive for the dominance we struggle for our survival. It was a large bridge connects the heart of the city under which lies...

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“Prayer !!!” by S Afrose

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Jack !!! Hurry up dear, only a few hours left. We should end the play within the time. The year is going to end. We are ready to welcome our new year. A lot of dreams in all minds . Hope that everything will be finished peacefully. Jack answers - hold on ,Tina . I'm trying my best. Plz, don't distract me. I know, it's so tough but I will definitely do this. Calm down. Jack, a smart young man of 27 years old ; completed graduation from sociology. A big interest in the development of poor children lives. A project head- Smiley face...

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“Dear Father” by Abigail Hernandez

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It’s New Year’s Eve, but Sarah Evans and Meg Baker aren’t out partying tonight. In fact, they’re both cooped up inside their dorm room. Sarah's counting down the hours until she turns eighteen on January first while Meg sits in the other room reading a book. Meg’s been reading for the past few hours, and she hasn’t taken her eyes off the book in ages, not even bothering to look up at the startling fireworks. It’s not until Sarah comes out to get a snack from the kitchen and says something that nearly has Meg jump out ...

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“The enemy of done” by Linda Bakewell Bakewell

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They say that perfect is the enemy of done. This is why at t-minus twelve hours until the end of the year I’m trying to finish making a new chair. I know that it’s not the most exciting goal, but my New Year’s resolution from last year was to improve my carpentry skills. Which means that three-quarters of a half-decent chair have been squatting in my shed since March. I started making it in a pique of inspiration during the lockdown, and as things got progressively grimmer I lost all momentum. You know how it goes, you decided that y...

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“A Picking Problem” by Robin Goodfellow

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1/01/21 A Picking Problem 11:00PM New year, new me. Yeah right. With the year I’ve had, it’s hard to believe that any more muck can get caked onto the windshield of my car as I speed home down some back-country roads to a place I can only affectionately call Home. But where is Home these days? I finger what can only be considered a scabby snail of blood clot out of my nose into a tissue—except I can’t find a tissue so I fling it out the window. But then my problem persists. I can breathe now that the little guy is gone, but...

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Write about someone scrambling to finish a goal in the last few hours of the year.

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✍️ 123 stories

“My Sister Is Drawing” by Faye Angela Colinares

“What Baking Can-Not Do” by Samaira S.

“New Beginnings ” by TanyaBon JafSin

“The Pursuit of the Poles” by George Ryan Holton

“Under the Red Moon” by Carlos L. Delgado

“From Boredom to Monopoly” by Sriya Lanka

“An evening I only heard you” by Rahul Kaushik

“SCRAMBLING TO FINISH” by Sivaram Govindaraj

“Finishing the dream” by Floraine Thwin

“Stepping into the New Year!” by Betsy Remington☕

“dream of a hobo” by Athigopinath S

“Prayer !!!” by S Afrose

“Dear Father” by Abigail Hernandez

“The enemy of done” by Linda Bakewell Bakewell

“A Picking Problem” by Robin Goodfellow

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