Thankful
...for the accident. For the crunch of glass and metal, for the scream ripped from my throat. For the two other drivers unfolding from their crumpled cars. For…
so long, farewell 2009...
2009 wasn't one of my best years, but there are still things I'm thankful for. I know Americans have the Thanksgiving thing, but I'm an Aussie and there are many others not from the US of A here at this site. That said, I'll be rapt if Americans join in this challenge as well! A simple challenge, yet could prove creatively challenging. Write about what you are thankful for from 2009. It could be a list of many things (or all of them?), it could be prose talking about one or two, a poem might be nice, or it may even be a piece of fiction based on the theme. All in all, it really doesn't matter so long as your literary juices get flowing and you enjoy sharing with others! We've already celebrated the coming of 2010 here in Oz, so I wish everyone who is yet to see it in happy and safe celebrations. And have a think about what you're thankful for and share something with us. Go on. You know you want to...
Challengers
8 entries2009 In Review and Gratitude
I was happy to see 09 roll in. 08 was a terrible year. I remember thinking 09 HAD to be better. At the beginning of the year I took a great job, a sort of…
Not all doom and gloom.
Sitting at his keyboard, the once-regularly-mirthful-now-more-often-pessimistic young man contemplates which tack this challenge will take. He starts typing…
Just Enough for 2010
This is my 49th published story on ficly and I am 49. I have managed to accomplish one goal before the year ended. For that, and other things, I am thankful…
Goodbye 999
We came into this cycle two against the world. Now i am leaving all by myself...................... World one...two none
'09
“The year is almost over! Thank God,” Breanna says to Amber and I. Laying down on the warm grass of California got us thinking about the stuff that went down…
I Am Thankful For...
I am thankful, as always, for my parents who continue to let me stay in their house and eat their food for a nominal monthly fee. And for their support…
2009 - a cartfull of memories
For me, tonight is less like the end of 2009 and more like the end of the world. The fireworks that shriek and bang are like guns to me. The bright lights are…