I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.

I couldn't swallow a spoon of cinnamon to tell you by wei-en

Cancer visited again;
I knew he was coming,
so I set the table.

A beautiful, haunting piece, that manages to be rich in meaning, while still maintaining its simplicity.

At midnight, someone knocks by Urgr4nmam

“don't answer the door, if someone knocks at midnight”.

A short story that is both chilling and mysterious, and will have you asking just who, or what, was at the door.

The Edge of Forever by laurotica

He wasn’t that intimidating at first glance, but the hard lines etched into his face started to suggest he had fists of iron.

A mysterious string of murders on a far flung space station gives you Sci-Fi short fiction at its best.

I Am Not a Poet by killyourdarlings

my pen is no steadier than my voice

A short poem about poetry and writing.

Winter Sickness by gonegal

And the sky was a bruised purple colour

This short poem is filled with rich images that create a subtle flow.

Under the Sistine December Sky by The-Ditch-Digger

Bury me in the overgrown park

A poem about the way we view death, and what comes after.

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