 Lyons has also written fiction for adults.His most significant publication to date was the anthology called "4-4-4" (1977), in which four of his short stories appeared in a book with four short stories by Laurence Gonzales and four short stories by Roger Rath, published by the University of Missouri Press  Lyons has had short stories published in "Cimarron Review, Confrontation, Negative Capability, Northwest Review, Redbook", and "Seattle Review".Lyons was also a teacher and librarian at Keystone School for many years, and currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Bonnie Lyons.