Announcement: Contest Winners

Hello, dear Prosers!

     Three months ago, I posted a challenge to celebrate the release of my short story collection, Ten Minutes to Two and Other Tales of the Sinister and Surreal. The challenge asked you to explore a person’s struggle to come to terms with a strange, sinister, or surreal reality in a short story or work of flash fiction. And now the time has come to announce the winners!

      Just before that announcement, however, I would like to take a moment to thank each and every entrant for participating. I can honestly say that I enjoyed every piece and the creativity of all the challenge entrants was absolutely inspiring. I read the entries as they came in and re-read each one after the close of the challenge, and every single story was compelling, unique, and rich with meaning that was only enhanced through multiple readings.

     I must also say that due to the very high standard of the entries, I did not have an easy time choosing the winners! I wish I could give a prize to everyone but unfortunately there can only be so many. Before naming the three winners, I would like to give honorable mentions to the following two entries:

     Mountain Game, Broken_Toe

          https://theprose.com/post/158916/mountain-game

     Restitution, EAllain

          https://theprose.com/post/159307/restitution

And now for the winners:

3rd Place (500 coins)

     Cuttlefish Garden, Acadec56

          https://theprose.com/post/156500/cuttlefish-garden

2nd Place (1000 coins)

      In the Blood, HermitThrush

          https://theprose.com/post/151780/in-the-blood          

1st Place (2000 coins)

     Homeward, Ferryman

          https://theprose.com/post/170843/homeward

Congratulations to Acadec56, HermitThrush, and Ferryman! In addition to the coins, you will each receive a signed copy of my collection.

     Thank you so much again, to the winners and to all the entrants, for your stories and your support of my writing through participation in the challenge.