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Grappling with New Year aspirations of your own? Dwell in possibility with us...

Dip into our Resolutions menu of new stories, true vignettes and poems from Sentinel writers who keep hoping while sharing that dreaming on can be just that sometimes...

We've got writers embracing chaos, imagining Henry David Thoreau playing Stardew Valley, poems on sticky memories after loss and the grit of ego, and tales about New Year's in the hospital and a wronged dog's hunt for a forever home.

Level up with sage advice on the power of saying no, letting your writing flower as life writes you, the myth of overcoming, and holding a family together with cinema.

Hear from voices keeping it real on gender dysphoria, immigrant life, and feeling like a cog at work, how crafters get dizzied by social media perfection, and just good ol' resolutions themselves.

And we've sprinkled on some earlier gems to help you manifest what you wish for.

Happy New Year!

Multiple weight racks in a warehouse gym with various sizes of plates.
My Comfort Turned Cage
Undecided New Year’s Resolutions
One More Resolution and I’ll Explode
Doomscrolling At Its Finest
By Sophie Juravle
An empty hospital bed sits against a wall, IV bag hanging above. A sliver of sunlight illuminates the bed as the rest of the background is steeped in shadow.
Mr. Sweeney’s Sandbox
The Eternal Quest For a Good Night’s Sleep
By Matthew Austin
Man standing on top of a rocky cliff, arms out, staring at mountains before him. His back is to the camera.
Mythical Overcoming
An embroidered reproduction of Sandro Boticelli’s “Venus.”
Resolutions, Schmesolutions
A lone tree sits on a rocky, grassy hill on a cloudy morning.
Ego
Cog!
By Global Citizen
Why Can’t We All Exercise?
By Sophie Juravle
An autumn walk in the park, low to the ground. The trees are decorated in gold and dusty orange leaves, and the day is bright with sunshine.
All Yours
Photo of the writer (center), his father Frank (left), and brother Lewis (right) celebrating New Year’s in Edinburgh, 2020
We’ll Always Have the Cinema

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A person in a red dress, decorated in white hearts, cradles freshly picked apples in their skirt. The fruits are plump and look delicious.
Thoreau Plays Stardew Valley
A single flower blooms around dry foliage in a field.
Flowering
The Answer Is No
By Maximilian Pollok
Black and white photo of an interior staircase that includes signage that states, "Watch Your Step." A door is located at the top of the stairs.
Watch Your Step
I Wander, and Wish, That Love Would Last
By Jarrod Wetzel-Brown
Kabuki actor, 1858 woodblock print by artist Utagawa Kunisada
When Too Much Tidiness Brings Too Little Joy
A Backpack, A Lifeline
By Danial Zaili
Munchkin In The Kitchen
Rest is a Radical Act: My Intentional Act of Self-Respect