Late For The Party: A New Year’s Eve Short Short Story
A New Year’s Eve short short story I wrote 3 years ago today:
Late For The Party
“Aren’t you ready yet?” The wife asked her husband, “we’re going to be late for the party. I’d like to be there before the clock strikes midnight and the New Year comes.”
“I’m almost finished this poem I’m writing, dear,” the husband smiled, “hold on.”
The wife looked at the clock, “Come on. Let’s go NOW. Your poem is not so important. It’s not as if people are going to be reciting or even remembering it for the next 200-odd years.”
“All right, dear,” the husband got up to get his coat.
The poem lay on his desk,
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind…
… we’ll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne…”
-Robert Burns, 1788.
-A short short short story
written by Christopher
Thursday December 31st
2015.
Dracul Van Helsing 
Silent Hour said,
December 31, 2018 at 5:52 pm
Happy New Year! Great story!
Dracul Van Helsing said,
January 1, 2019 at 12:37 am
Thanks very much. 😃
Happy New Year to you as well.
Asfa said,
December 31, 2018 at 6:15 pm
Happy new year. 💛
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead. ✨
Dracul Van Helsing said,
January 1, 2019 at 12:39 am
Thanks very much, Asfa. ❤
You have a wonderful New Year as well. ☺🎆🎇🎉🎊
George F. said,
December 31, 2018 at 10:30 pm
Another wrong, nagging blimp! LOL!
Dracul Van Helsing said,
January 1, 2019 at 12:49 am
Exactly, George. LOL !
No wonder Robbie Burns was inspired to write his famous poem Tam o’ Shanter about a man trying to flee the Devil while riding on horseback.
He had plenty of empathy for and knowledge of what that was like. 😂
Happy New Year, my friend. ☺
Wishing you all the best in 2019. 🎆🎇
George F. said,
January 1, 2019 at 8:57 am
I am beginning to understand your consciousness! LOL! I used my first PINTEREST photo on my blog last night. No content, but check it out! Thanks for the advice and Happy New Year. May their be a few less blimps that survive in Calgary!
Dracul Van Helsing said,
January 1, 2019 at 7:25 pm
Yes, I enjoyed looking at the All-Seeing Eye of Akira.
Much prefer that to the All-Seeing Eye of Horus.
But then again, I never really did like either Aleister Crowley or the Iluminati anyways.
And amen to less blimps surviving in Calgary. 👍
velvetscreams said,
January 1, 2019 at 11:27 am
lovely story and i wish you a happy new year!
Dracul Van Helsing said,
January 1, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Thank you, Velvet. ☺
And a very Happy New Year to you. ❤
Christine Valentor said,
January 1, 2019 at 5:17 pm
Clever story! I love Robert Rabbie Burns 🙂 Happy New Year to you!
Dracul Van Helsing said,
January 1, 2019 at 7:34 pm
Thank you. ☺
Happy New Year to you, Christine. 🎆🎇🎉🎊