[FICTION CONTEST] Christmas Day in 2050 - write a diary entry

Following on from the success of my first fiction contest, One Day in 2040, I have decided to run another similar contest but this time with a festive theme.

We are moving on ten years to 2050. This time the diary entry won't just be for any day - it will be for Christmas Day.

What will 25 December 2050 be like for you and your family?

Most people currently on steemit will be still be alive in 2050 - so this is more 'life-fi' than sci-fi.

Where will the world be in another 33 years? Will Christmas be just a day of extra commercialised consumption? Will anyone remember the religious significance of 25 December?

Will your Christmas dinner be cooked by a robot?

Will Peace, Abundance and Liberty have spread across the world? Or will the planet have descended into some dystopian reality of war, pandemic, or natural disaster? Will the world be teetering on the brink of subservience to an AI enhanced super-race?

Will Rudolph's nose still be red?

All you have to do to enter this competition is to write a diary entry about life for you and your family (or a fictitious family) on 25 December 2050.

This is a fiction contest but it is 'easy fiction'. There has not got to be any major story arc or great character development.

It is just a diary entry. Tell it as it is, or as you think it will be.

How to enter

Create your post on steemit with your diary entry for Christmas Day in 2050.
If you do not currently celebrate Christmas feel free to substitute Christmas Day for New Years Day 2051.
Include futurechronicles as one of the tags on the post.
Post a link to your article in a comment below this post.
Upvote and resteem this post. If you are entering after 10 December please upvote and resteem the follow-up reminder post about the contest that will come out on 11 December.

Prizes

There will be a first prize of 10 SBD, a second prize of 5 SBD and two third prizes of 2.5 SBD. (There may be an option for the prizes to be given in the pound sterling equivalent UK Amazon Gift Cards if any of the winners want quick access to their winnings for Christmas.)
The winner(s) will be chosen by me (@pennsif) on the basis of interest, imagination and quality of writing and presentation.
The winner will be announced by Wednesday 20 December in a winning announcement post.

Rules

All posts must be original material, not posted anywhere else. All images must be appropriately sourced and credited.
Entries must be at least 600 words in length.
Entries must be submitted by the closing date.
You must have upvoted and resteemed this post to be eligible to enter.

Closing date

Midnight UTC on Sunday 17 December 2017.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the first #futurechronicles contest. I hope you will have time to enter this contest. If you can spread the word about the contest as well that would be great.

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[FICTION CONTEST] Christmas Day in 2050 - write a diary entry - 20 SBD to be won