2026 arrives with a brand-new light, To set my creative path just right. No longer bound by a tiny space, I’ll find a much more rhythmic pace. A short story ends just as it starts, Leaving no room for beating hearts. But novelettes let the vision grow, With enough time for the plot to flow. A novel is a mountain steep and tall, Where many weary writers start to fall. The middle ground is where I’ll truly shine, With "just enough" words to make it mine. In twenty-six, the sto