The Prose Anthologies, Volume I: Death
All right, Prosers. Here is the moment for which you’ve all been waiting.
As you know, alongside our Partners, creating challenges is our responsibility. So, to further drive the evolution of Prose, we’ll be launching a new Kindle challenge each month. For May, we challenged the community to write 500 words about death.
Of the 66 submissions only the fiercest, most powerful pieces were chosen. We made selections based on several factors: grammatical soundness, originality, and attention to detail.
In total, there were 40 pieces of poetry and prose that made the cut.
Before we reveal them, we’d like to direct your attention to the newest Kindle challenge: theprose.com/challenge/2317.
For those of you that are not featured in Volume 1, now’s your chance to land a spot in Volume 2. Here are a few suggestions for you, based upon our experience with the first round:
1) Give your piece a title.
2) Double (and triple) check your spelling and grammar before hitting “publish.” This should include the use of appropriate formatting (paragraphs, indentations, quotations, etc.).
3) Avoid extraneous language for purposes of meeting or exceeding the word limit. The piece itself must be a minimum of 500 words. You may choose to provide commentary, such as author’s notes or signatures, but they will not be included in the final publication.
4) Any content that has been previously published outside of Prose, in part or in full, including excerpts, cannot be included in the final publication due to Amazon publishing restrictions.
To read the e-book you must download it from Amazon. You’ll notice that it costs a whopping $0.99.
Our intention was for this publication to be FREE, but Kindle Direct Publishing requires a minimum price. With that in mind, we want to make a fervent promise to the entire community:
All royalties collected will be used to create and publish more books for you, by you.
We would also like to reiterate that, as Prosers, you retain 100% of your original copyright. By agreeing to our Terms of Use (theprose.com/p/legal/terms), you agree to give Prose a permanent and exclusive sub-license to your work, but that’s legalese.
In layman’s terms, we have permission to share your work on our social media and promotional materials.
That allows us to show the world just how talented you are, which is why we’re here.
To download the e-book, visit:
(For Prosers in the US)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YNDY75O?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
(For Prosers in Canada)
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00YNDY75O/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ask_vP5QJ.1VCDA9W
(For Prosers in the UK)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YNDY75O?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
(For Prosers in Australia)
http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00YNDY75O?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
You’re also encouraged to read all of the entries by visiting www.theprose.com/2230.
We would like to thank everyone that participated for their hard work. The Prose Anthologies are dedicated to this community, which includes each and every one of you.
Lost in her own little world
She replaces her blood with fine wine and pills
Slowly dripping inside her heart
Shriveling her insides like a dying rose
Withered and sagging
Dark are the circles under her eyes
Deep are the valleys of her skin
Cigarette smoke is her only halo
A false promise made to a fallen angel
Who sped up the hands of time
Bringing her closer to her dreams long forgotten
Lost in the outskirts of her mind
Following a path never meant for her to travel
A lost soul journeying toward her end
But refusing to let go