Dory Nicolas

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“Watch out!” by Dory Nicolas

Submitted to Contest #253

Hitchhiking had become easy for Ann. She realized this suddenly as she leaned off the curb on Gough Street, raised thumb out, on her way home from her morning attempt to sell her rings at Crocker Bank Plaza. Tourist season was over in San Francisco, so it had become a waste of time to even go the Wharf. The bank plaza had proved to be no better. In fact, it was worse. No tourists, of course. The potential customers were the downtown workers. They were not in the market for a ring hand-made by a girl sitting on the sidewalk. Even worse, today...

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“Footsteps in the Dark” by Dory Nicolas

Submitted to Contest #252

Ann had come to dread arriving home after dark, but her twice a week dance classes made it unavoidable. She had lived in the Haight a year and had never had a bad experience, but her friends kept voicing concern. "The low rent is not worth the risk," they would say. "The bad guys will notice you eventually," they would also say. Her answer was always, "I'm careful." Nevertheless, their concern was getting to her.It wasn't just the low rent. She loved her apartment. It was on the top floor of a Victorian building on Page Street. It was just f...

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