George Lies

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2021

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“Potted Lillies” by George Lies

Submitted to Contest #230

Potted Lillies “Potted lilies” is what Tommy Flanagan heard from his beau Monica as she pulled back from him in her quiet sort of way. She stared at the front window logo of Rustic Garden shop, and then pushed open the door. “I’ll be a moment.”  Enjoying a cool June in Pittsburgh, away from summer’s humidity, they strolled Walnut Street through the chic Shady Side neighborhood, home to brand name shops like Green Leaf Vegan, Mud House Coffee, and Victoria’s Secret. He plopped himself on an outside bench. While he&nb...

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“Hollywood Audition Call” by George Lies

Submitted to Contest #110

Home for the holiday season Alison Houston held onto the hope of making her family proud by starring in a Hollywood film, given her recent experience as a bank robber on the run. On Thanksgiving Day after turkey dinner and all the trimmings, she mused how she had gotten to a nearby town, stole an unlocked sedan at a shopping mall, and made off with a large amount of a bank’s cash—all without a fuss. Not bad for a 30-year-old female actress, she thought. Beats waitress work while waiting for an audition call.Imagining...

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Author bio

George Lies is a West Virginia short story writer, published in Hamilton Stone Review (online), Heart Wood Journal, WV Wesleyan MFA Literary Journal, and Savannah Quill. His work appears in “In the Midst: A COVID-19 Anthology. He is Moderator of the Morgantown Writers Group, founded in 1994, former Director, GoldenRod Writers Conference (1983-2001), two-time past President, WV Writers, Inc. He has traveled widely in Brazil, Italy, and Mexico.