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George Williams

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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The Choice

George Williams

The old fisherman told Dana that fishing was good near the Big Rock. The Big Rock was a large boulder in the middle of the river. The native Americans called it Chesaning. For some reason, fish just seem to congregate there, said the old fisherman. All you have to do is bait your hook and drop it into the water. What about the whirlpool? The man behind the desk asked. I’ve heard it can suck a small boat under in minutes. Yep, there is a small whirlpool right in front of the Big Rock where it splits the river. But it’s just a legend about it ...

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I'm Not Lisa

George Williams

It was a densely foggy night. Visibility was down to a quarter-mile. Even less in some areas. Lisa was almost to her destination when she began to feel the effects of not having gotten enough rest before she began the two-and-a-half-hour drive from New Orleans to Lafayette. As she approached the stretch of I-10 that goes over the Atchafalaya Basin her eyelids began to get heavy. So she turned up the radio and opened the windows in her vehicle. I’m too close to stop now. I can make it, she said to herself. She was only doing about 30 mph beca...

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False Memories

George Williams

Submitted to Contest #120

Emily Miller is a friendly, outgoing young girl. She enjoys helping her mother, Tracie, care for her two younger siblings. She is an above-average student. She is learning to play the violin and with her mother’s permission, she volunteers as a candy striper at the local hospital. For all intents and purposes, she seems like a normal twelve-year-old girl. But if you look a little closer, there is sadness in her eyes. One Saturday afternoon, Tracie was preparing to go grocery shopping. The sports shoes she usually wore to go out were in the...

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