It’s January and the air is full of resolve.

Faced with the fresh slate of a new year, folks seek to build the best version of themselves.

But life leaves indelible marks. Fresh slates aren’t clean slates—the space for new resolutions increasingly limited.

This year I will be kind.

A prolific writer, Carol Reeves is loving the freedom and challenge of Flash Fiction. She is frequently published in Flash Fiction Magazine and 50 Word Stories. Her memoir, “All the Little Miracles,” was published in 2022.