Rod Gilley

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2022

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Sainte Mal” by Rod Gilley

Submitted to Contest #242

“Hello, I’m Joel. I was a master thief. A writer with an open mind came by and I inspired him to write my story.” The “Sainte Mal Museum,” in Quebec, scoffed at Malcom Craverly’s generous offer, one billion dollars. They said the “belle Jeune fille” was beyond pricing, no amount of money would buy it. Antony Napoleon sculpted it five centuries ago in 1601. It took him three years to carve it from white marble. The sculpture is priceless, and they say the artist died of starvation. At any rate, Mr. Craverly engaged my services for the same am...

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“BELLINO, THE COLLECTOR” by Rod Gilley

Submitted to Contest #239

Ah, Venice, how I do miss you. Bellino laid his palette on the small table beside the canvas. His trusted twelve colors, waiting on the palette. Four brushes rested in a tin can. How many years has it been? How many decades? No gondolas here, I’m afraid.Bellino turned and looked around his studio apartment. The walls peaked out in small slivers of beige between the many canvases which covered them. One portrait after another, the eyes of so many maidens looked back at him. Many more canvases lay in tall piles, one upon a...

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“THERE WILL NEVER BE A RAINBOW” by Rod Gilley

Submitted to Contest #239

She screamed. With all the air in her lungs, with all the strength she had left, she screamed. Her wet hair, sprawled in all directions, draped across her face, in her eyes and her mouth. Water mixed with her tears and ran down her cheeks. Janine had no more fight left in her.The man used his middle finger to drag the wet hair from her eyes. His face contorted, his eyes black in the night rain, ebbed in confusion. He stood. He raised his hands to his head and ran his fingers through his hair. Streams of water cascaded to...

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Author bio

Rod Gilley is a writer of Horror, Thriller, and Fantasy stories. He has been published by RDG BOOKS, TOUGH TIMES PUBLISHING, RUNNING WILD PRESS, and THE AUTHOR'S PORCH magazine. His debut book, "The HERO The FEAR and The DATE" is available on Amazon.com. An avid reader, Rod has a great love of fictional stories in many genres. He much enjoys a good short story as well as a novel. Rod lives in Northern Kentucky with his wife Cindy. In addition to writing and editing, he enjoys producing YouTube videos, watching a good movie, and COFFEE!!!