Thanksgiving · A guest · Short · about 30 seconds
Short Thanksgiving Toast From a Guest (About 30 Seconds)
A guest at a coworker's family Thanksgiving, who wanted to thank the host quickly without taking over the table.
Given by Ariel, a guest who wasn't flying home this year. 69 words. The names are made up.
The toast
I'm the coworker who wasn't flying home this year. Boris heard about it and invited me before I could make other plans.
There's a little pot of gravy on the stove with my name on it, on masking tape, because he remembered I can't eat wheat. I mentioned that once. In a meeting. In September.
Boris, thank you. Everyone, glasses up. To our host, and to the masking tape.
Why it works: One small, thoughtful thing the host did says more about him than any list of compliments. It is short enough for a guest, and the last line points back to the detail.
Make it yours
Borrow the shape, not the lines. Put your own people, your own year and your own detail in each spot, or answer a few questions and get a first draft built from them.