50 WORDS

The End In Sight

Thrifty Words Theme Challenge #18: Closure

Almost at the close of the most incredible and unexpected year I’ve ever experienced in nearly six decades on planet Earth.

I had to cancel plans close to my heart yet I didn’t fall apart. I caught the coronavirus infection, and lived to tell the tale…

I’ve watched in amazement as we humans stepped up to the challenge of facing down an unexpected pandemic as well as an explosion in racial tensions and extra-extraordinary political happenings in the US of A. How we’ve incorporated a new normal into our lives, and made living virtually online as natural as breathing.

What has it been like for you, this year of COVID-19? What do you think 2021 will bring? Something different, it is to be hoped. Less fear? Fewer dead? A vaccine/s to end the pandemic? Will incumbent 45 leave 1600 Pennsylvania Ave quietly, or have to be carried out?

Time, as they say, will tell.

Share with us your thoughts for closure on this year, but in thrifty words only, please.

Closure in 50 words — Go!

Submission guidelines

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Remember, in order to be considered for the challenge, you need to write exactly fifty words (contractions such as ‘you’ll’ and ‘y’all’ count as one, as do articles ‘a’ and ‘the’ ‘and all 23 auxiliary verbs ‘am’ ‘is’ ‘are’ etc. Hyphenated words count as one word.)

Please use the kicker 50 WORDS and ‘Thrifty Words Challenge #18: Closure’ as your subtitle and submit by 12 pm EST / 5 pm GMT on Friday, 1st January 2021. All stories submitted by the deadline will be released the following morning at 12 pm EST / 5 pm GMT.

A reminder: we will only publish one story per author to the roundup. If you submit more than one story, it is most likely that the first story submitted will be chosen for the roundup. You may submit 50 Word stories outside of the theme challenge anytime. They will be published in the Thrifty Words section but not included in the theme challenge roundup.

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