2nd Place in Derby #22 (Other Words Of The Year), with 260 votes

Everybody makes a mistake now and then. Those soft brown eyes were looking right behind you. That job offer wasn’t everything it looked like. That new town never really accepted you after the move. It wasn’t the right way to take the band. Sometimes all you can do is look out at your faithful companion and think about how you’ve gotten to where you are. Will anyone ever understand, or will they just whisper and laugh when you pass? Hindsight is 20/20, after all, and some people will always wonder what it feels like to take a chance or make a leap of faith.

But, my God, what if you’d gotten it right?

This shirt was designed by: eyeslikesugar, who probably knows that Cervantes died on the same date as Shakespeare, but not on the same day. That should keep you thinkin’ for a bit.

Wear this shirt: at a coffeeshop in summer, sitting down to write your first novel with a golf pencil and some paper napkins.

Don’t wear this shirt: hidden away in secret. If you fail, at least fail boldly.

This shirt tells the world: “Sometimes the best part was the way it felt to try.”

We call this color: The Side That Was Less Green

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