Dria Caron

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Apr, 2023

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“The Cowboy ” by Dria Caron

Submitted to Contest #234

Derek hated wearing costumes, even as a kid. Store-bought ones irritated his skin, and homemade ones required sewing skills that no one in his sports obsessed household had. Not to mention crippling social anxiety made him especially vulnerable. Like a giant, bright spotlight following him around. He could never shake the feeling that other kids were whispering, laughing behind his back. Wearing a costume exacerbated that. Funny enough, his sister nicknamed him the Ebenezer Scrooge of Halloween (funny for his sister not Derek). He...

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“12 Days of Christmas ” by Dria Caron

“… near-death encounter on the set of River of Spies, halting production for months but still somehow making it a global box office hit for the fifth week in a row?”   All eyes turned to Noel, like that scene with the gulls in Finding Nemo. They were hungry for details. He was glad he’d taken his manager's advice about memorizing this particular part, so he could look into the eyes of his audience and not the teleprompter. For dramatic effect.  “That moment changed me, Dev. Not to be cliche, but it was like seeing the light at...

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26 Portland, OR Favorite series: Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe My goal is to one day write a book as culturally impactful as Twilight 😤😌