Grace Hicks

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2019

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“The Man in the Bowler Hat” by Grace Hicks

Submitted to Contest #37

It was him again. That strange old man with his hands wrinkled with age and eyes that had seen too much. This was the third time this week I had seen him! I tried to keep my head down and pretend I hadn't seen him, but he was too clever. He gave me a dramatic bow and tipped his bowler hat at me. Not knowing what to do, I curtsied back. This seemed to please him and he went back to feeding the pigeons that seemed to know him. He was a very odd man. He wore the same black suit that had been worn with age and could sometimes be heard humming to...

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“What's So Special About Today?” by Grace Hicks

Submitted to Contest #34

The alarm went off again, just like it had every morning, but today was different. Today, she didn't get up. She rolled over, groaning and shut it off. I walked up to her and jumped on the bed, it was time for breakfast, did she forget? I licked her face and she shoved me off the bed. "Not today, Jamie," she told me, "Today we get to sleep in." I didn't understand. What was so special about today? I jumped up on the bed once more, but she had already fallen back asleep. I lay beside her pouting. I was hungry. I whined but she didn't move a...

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Author bio

I love writing! Even though I'm not always that good.