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

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“Today's Tomorrow” by Joe Swanson

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When I think back on my day, I can’t believe it actually is over. Much like the week, month, year, ten, twenty years gone. I spent most of that time planning I assume for something. I don’t even remember what it was anymore, but I must have believed it was important at the time. It is just that life goes by so fast, I don’t remember most of it happening. Tomorrow is a new year. I normally don’t pay much attention to all the celebratory nonsense that surrounds it. To me it was just another day, until it wasn’t. I...

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“The Ten-Year Resolution” by Matthew Doggett

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I did it. I finally did it. It only took ten freaking years, but I did it. I’m so happy my hands are numb. That’s a thing, right? I hope so. I guess you’re wondering what, exactly, is so hand-numbingly exciting. Well, I’ll tell you about it. Come with me on a strange journey. It’s a happy story in the end, but there were some rocky points along the way. You better believe that. So you can rest assured that, in this particular story, the night is darkest before the dawn. But it’s worth it for that fantastic, brilliant ...

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“Percival's Resolution” by Jack Horne

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Percival punched the air as the clock chimed midnight. He looked at the charred remains beside his left foot and grinned. One hundred. Time for another tattoo. At the Dragon Club, they’d be green – greener - with envy. And this year he really must ask Delilah for a date. He’d secretly loved her for years. Surely, she wouldn’t turn him down now! Chuckling, he reached for his phone. ‘Hello, Tracy’s Tattoos? I need another human done,’ he said. ‘Right foreleg this time.’ Tracy whistled through her teeth. ‘New Year’s Day is always busy.’ She g...

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“To Know Success” by Joy Andersen

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The clang of the hallway clock greets the cool air like an old friend. The sound hums through the space into the room and her lips quirk in satisfaction. She leans back against the cool leather of the chair, letting it sway to the left, to the right, and she closes her eyes. The room is still, peaceful. Just the slow swish-swish of her skirt crossing the base of the chair each time she passes over it. Swissh. Quiet. Swissh. Quiet. Vaguely, in the distance, there are some fireworks going off, but not here. The only other sound is the buz...

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“" A New Me "” by Emmanuel A Ahuloo

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It was a long time ago when the dust settle in the eyes of a young energetic boy named, Prince. He never knew that the shadow of the dark has a secret place for him.It all started when Prince was a little child, he lived with his parents in a nearby community not too far from his school. Prince was a good boy at home but sometimes when he goes to school, he miss behave and fright with his friends, his parents never knew that he was growing up badly. One morning, Prince left his house very sad. His father denied him from bringing lunch to sch...

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“Anticlimactic Therapy” by Katherine Alfieri

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Anticlimactic. My decision that this big and vast world is ultimately anticlimactic comes from seven years of dragging my feet through the mud and terrain of simple social interaction. My consolation prize is the comfort of my couch, accompanied by an array of daytime soap operas and talk shows, and a feast of Cheetos until my thoughts subside. From here on out, I’m planning to see my hand permanently stained with that gaudy orange by the end of next year. As I make my way to my studio apartment in Queens, I remember my last therapy session...

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“New Day, New Me.” by Oliver Frost

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There exists in the hearts of all people a connection to something profound within their inner self, it drives the soul and keeps the mind working. It is a purpose and you should find this purpose, for when you do it will become the most important day of your life. Lying at the bottom of the hill with a stained beard, fag ash rubbed into the equally stained shirt the man opened his eyes and looked to his left and to his right. His eyes were sticky with sleep and clearing his throat from the sting of sick he gagged a little coming to awaren...

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“Reconciliation” by I Sammy

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“Here you go,” said Elise as she handed a glass of wine to Bianca, her close friend, and coworker. “Thank you, honey,” said Bianca. “You have a beautiful home! Again, thanks for inviting me over. I would have had nothing to do tonight and I might have started the New Year in depression. Now I can start it with good company and wine. ” Both ladies chuckled. Bianca saunters around Elise’s home and then to the kitchen where Elise is putting the finishing touches on their New Year’s Eve meal. “Elise, what is all this?” questioned Bia...

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“Ink Stained” by Brianna A.

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Thin rays of sunlight pierced through masses of grey clouds, lighting Layla’s small bedroom in soft hues. An apology from the sky for an otherwise dreary winter day. Pearls of frozen rain still clung to her window pane, the crystalized droplets now shining bright as diamonds as the afternoon sun glistened weakly. Pinpricks of sunlight dotted across the lined writing paper Layla bent over. Spread across her well-worn laminate desk were crumbled notes and stacks of loose paper full of small, cramped handwriting. In places, ink from Lay...

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“Be a Better Me” by Betty Fettig

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My mother had incurable brain cancer. I clung to the one line I heard the doctor say: “It wasn’t an immediate death sentence.” She lived for three years with it. I felt she would live for decades. After all, who would sit by me on New Year’s Eve and examine our resolutions from that year and share in the excitement of what is ahead? Who would help me define my resolutions for the following year? And, laugh or admonish me for not meeting the goals of the past year? Who would impart upon me words of wisdom that I ignored? Since I...

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“Mission Accomplished” by Lucretia Maldonado

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Were always searching for reasons and change in life, so I ask God to intervein in my life, so I can live out the plain God design for me. I chose to do that because with God all things are possible. All we have to do is look around the area we live and start asking yourself what can I do to make a difference in someone's life are life in general, Then ask God. What do you need me to do? lead and guide me father and point me in the right direction. I've always had the heart to help people, I took care of my mom for 12 years with heart proble...

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“TAKING THE PLUNGE TO PORTUGAL” by Charlotte Geldenhuys

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On 1 January 2019, my husband, son and I made a New Year’s resolution. We were excited for the start of the New Year, yet terrified at what we had just decided. We were going to re-locate from Johannesburg, SA to Portugal. The reason simply being that we wanted a lifestyle change, a safer and more rewarding lifestyle. The plan decided upon was to buy a quinta in Portugal, restore a ruin, plant fruit trees and vegetables and acquire a few chickens, sheep and perhaps a cow. The aim to be self-sufficient with off-gr...

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“A Battle Against The White Blank Page” by Andrea An

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The white blank page stares at me. We’ve been staring at each other for hours now. I try to type words on it but my fingers halts, hovering inches away from the keyboard, as though there is some invisible barrier stopping me. Then, I put down my hands in exasperation. This has been going on for three hundred sixty five days. I have had an ongoing battle with an empty blank page for three hundred sixty five days. Most days, I am always defeated and I end up watching a movie or the funny memes on youtube to console myself and forget the sham...

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“Roller coaster life of Krish” by Krishnika Mahesh

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Roller coaster life of Krish The resolution is either small or big that doesn’t matter, the big deal is whether we are trying to achieve it or not. I’m going to tell about the girl named Krish and the success story of her resolution. Krish has been playing hide and seek over the years to find out the way to accomplish her resolution. What was her resolution then? . She wants to be a pillar of her family financial problems and get an identity by herself doing something special. She has been working so hard over these years to achieve her reso...

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“Smells Like Opportunity” by June Murage

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Get Out More. That's it, my big challenge, yet of all the fabulous awe-inspiring New Year's resolutions out there, this one paled in comparison. I mean, the effort required to achieve it would be as easy as stepping out of my house and well, getting out! That however wasn't so, and it hadn't been for years now. I cannot remember the exact day or time I became shut out from the rest of the world but I remember the events that lead to it. Being the country bumkin that I inevitably was, the excitement that came with moving to a new city w...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 98 stories

“Today's Tomorrow” by Joe Swanson

“The Ten-Year Resolution” by Matthew Doggett

“Percival's Resolution” by Jack Horne

“To Know Success” by Joy Andersen

“" A New Me "” by Emmanuel A Ahuloo

“Anticlimactic Therapy” by Katherine Alfieri

“New Day, New Me.” by Oliver Frost

“Reconciliation” by I Sammy

“Ink Stained” by Brianna A.

“Be a Better Me” by Betty Fettig

“Mission Accomplished” by Lucretia Maldonado

“TAKING THE PLUNGE TO PORTUGAL” by Charlotte Geldenhuys

“A Battle Against The White Blank Page” by Andrea An

“Roller coaster life of Krish” by Krishnika Mahesh

“Smells Like Opportunity” by June Murage

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

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