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Creative Nonfiction Inspirational

Hi everyone. Thanks for reading. This one's called New Year New Me and is a sort of more personal story. These are true events taken from my real new year resolution list I made for myself on Christmas Day which I spent alone this year after some family troubles and turmoil.


dedicated to Linda


by Tom Ortega


  1. Quit smoking: you tell yourself this will be the year Tom...only you tell yourself that every goodamn year...since 1968! you stupid goddamn fool. you've been telling yourself you're gonna put down the poison stick as mother used to call it. oh thou beautiful glorious addictive stick of poison that lights up like the Fourth of July firework show. you've been telling yourself that you'd quit since 1968. This year is the year.
  2. Make someone smile: I want to put a smile on someone's face. maybe I have already accomplished this goal with my story? let me know if you're smiling in the comments down below and I'll check it off my list.
  3. lose weight: eat something good for me. my doctor says I won't live much longer if I keep eating the way I do but hey...im still here so maybe he's wrong. and ive survived everything rom my mother trying to abort me to bullet wounds in the war to the SCAMdemic. a chillicheese burger ain't gonna kill me.
  4. win the grand reedsy prize: and then proceed to donate it. I don't believe in spending money on myself unless its essential. the only piece of furniture in my one bedroom apartment is a folding chair. I'm sitting on it right now as I listen to the echo of my keyboard. the echo is quite comforting to me.
  5. learn one word in French


THE END

share your goals in the comments and give me a 👍


and to meet the word count restrictions:


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Ut sapien ante, ullamcorper a erat id, sagittis feugiat nisl. Morbi vestibulum arcu augue, sit amet eleifend tellus euismod ut. Mauris nunc dolor, auctor sed condimentum bibendum, laoreet non augue. Proin a velit laoreet, tincidunt massa fermentum, varius elit. Nam accumsan auctor nisl cursus lacinia. Cras elit nisi, mattis at aliquam in, placerat posuere ex. Donec finibus dolor nulla, id pharetra massa aliquam sit amet. Donec vel arcu a orci rhoncus tincidunt et a orci. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Vestibulum dignissim felis sem, quis dictum eros tincidunt id. Phasellus consectetur justo ut commodo molestie. Ut vel malesuada nulla.


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Ut nisi ligula, porta eu aliquet ut, imperdiet vel lorem. Sed non viverra arcu. Curabitur et nunc ultricies, lacinia orci a, egestas enim. Vivamus risus dolor, fringilla non volutpat sed, porttitor et sapien. Praesent iaculis volutpat lectus, eu elementum felis pretium congue. Nulla laoreet ante consequat porta bibendum. Vivamus mattis, sapien sed mollis euismod, felis ipsum tempor justo, eget aliquet tortor mi at nisl. Praesent facilisis, ligula et tristique gravida, sem ante dignissim felis, in tempor nisl est quis lorem.

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Ut sapien ante, ullamcorper a erat id, sagittis feugiat nisl. Morbi vestibulum arcu augue, sit amet eleifend tellus euismod ut. Mauris nunc dolor, auctor sed condimentum bibendum, laoreet non augue. Proin a velit laoreet, tincidunt massa fermentum, varius elit. Nam accumsan auctor nisl cursus lacinia. Cras elit nisi, mattis at aliquam in, placerat posuere ex. Donec finibus dolor nulla, id pharetra massa aliquam sit amet. Donec vel arcu a orci rhoncus tincidunt et a orci. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Vestibulum dignissim felis sem, quis dictum eros tincidunt id. Phasellus consectetur justo ut commodo molestie. Ut vel malesuada nulla.



January 05, 2023 09:39

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Jay Long
15:56 Jan 06, 2023

Can't bypass the word count with nonsense. This space is for writers.

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Linda Hatchet
17:40 Jan 06, 2023

That's funny Jay, I don't see any stories posted by yourself, so maybe this is just a space for Jay to bring other people down?

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Jay Long
18:30 Jan 06, 2023

So you like to read nonsense? or is this just Tom? Cause it seems like you're just Tom.

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Tom Ortega
19:23 Jan 06, 2023

The Loren Ipsum was an artistic choice, chap Why thank you ms Linda and may God bless you 🇺🇸🙏🛐!

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Jay Long
21:12 Jan 06, 2023

Artistic choice? 1000 words isn't that long. I bet you've written that many in the comments alone. Oh! Story idea?

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Tom Ortega
04:17 Jan 07, 2023

I have a joint condition that makes it hard for me to type for long periods of time. My crippled hands ain't what they used to be. But Kaiser finally approved my arthritis medication so I'll be hopefully typing a little more next time :)

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Linda Hatchet
18:50 Jan 06, 2023

If you don't enjoy someone's writing, I don't see any use to bringing them down. God is the only one who can judge me. As a positive community I think we should encourage others and as my mother always said "If you have nothing kind to say, just keep your mouth shut". As I previously stated, you also do not have any work posted, so before passing judgment try creating something yourself. It's not easy for everyone but we have to be encouraging when people are vulnerable with their work.

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Jay Long
19:26 Jan 06, 2023

I like how you didn't answer my question. Are you talking to yourself? You seem unwell.

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Linda Hatchet
19:30 Jan 06, 2023

Jay, with all due respect, I am doing just dandy son and from the way you are speaking I assume you are a disgruntled adolescent. Write a story for us instead of insulting others oh great one.

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Tom Ortega
10:05 Jan 05, 2023

Although I can't afford to submit my story into the competition this week, please like my story so it has a better chance of getting seen by one of the judges. I think they would make an exception and waive the fee and perhaps even choose my story as the winner seeing I could use the prize money more than the rest of you. Thank you.

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David Sweet
13:52 Jan 05, 2023

Good luck with your resolutions. I agree with you that a little kindness goes a long way.

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