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In 2026, I Shall Write Novelettes!

  • Writer: Anne Childress
    Anne Childress
  • Dec 31, 2025
  • 1 min read


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 stories will be grand,

The perfect length held in my hand.

Not too brief and never far too long,

This is where my voice will find its song.


 
 
 

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