It has to be just the right note. I like when the end of the story hints at something more beyond the horizon. It leaves the characters living the lives they have chosen and shaped. You get a sense that you could continue to tag along with these people and see what happens next…but for some reason they’ve gone on beyond you, and you have to wait until another time to be reintroduced, or let them go on their merry way for good.
Some endings are bittersweet, knowing what was lost to get there. Some are feel-good, when evil is vanquished and everyone can go home and make pies and eat them in peace. (Hey, food is important for the balance of the world.)
So here I am, considering an ending. Part of me is relieved to be almost done. Part of me wants to see what comes after already.
How do you like your endings?
I see that smile.