T.F. Torrey's published ficlets
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A Winning Name
“Hey, man, I just wanted to tell you I thought of a name.”
“A name? What for? You get a dog?”
“No, for me.”
“You already h…
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N1t3W4tchr (P4rt V)
The driver braked and turned and accelerated through the downtown streets, his eyes constantly darting to the mirror. I sat w…
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On A Snowy Evening
It took us ten minutes to get the car out of the snowy ditch, but suddenly it rolled free. I didn’t know where this mystery g…
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Outside The Diner
Outside the diner, the night air tempered the coffee running through my veins, winding my brain down from overdrive. So much …
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N1t3W4tchr
I didn’t didn’t intend to work late that day, but late in the afternoon an urgent order came in. The mysterious customer refu…
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White Dream
In the dream, the snow is not falling, but the world is covered with a crisp blanket of white. Victor can feel icy air on his…
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Black Dream
In the dream, Victor’s father was not a man struggling to stay virile in an aging body, but a man in his prime—as Victor him…
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The Black And Churning Sea
As the sea rose, the people of the town tried valiantly to stop it. They raised the breakers and extended the sea walls, but …
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The Pass/Fall Test
Her, all chirpy: “Let’s go for a hike!”
Him, clicking remote: “I’m not really—”
Her: “Please, I know someplace really pret…
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The Story Of The Book
First there was The Book. It was a great book, hailed as a new classic by critics and readers alike. It had no demographic, b…
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Enemies of the Library
A balding man at a folding table of neatly stacked pamphlets spoke to Larry in a kind voice. “Would you like to join the Frie…
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Hotel Catharsis
And then it was done—the obstacles overcome, the fortune saved, the bad guys thwarted, the final phone call of victory placed…
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The Dangers Of Rabbit Tossing
“It doesn’t seem like much of a trick to me,” she said
“What? Of course it’s a trick. It’s a really good trick.”
She frowne…
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Standing On The Threshold
I looked away from my father out the door at the storm. Lightning flashed overhead and crackled away over the treetops. The w…
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A Dark And Stormy Night
It was a dark and stormy night. In the doorway of the cabin on the little hill in the big woods, I smoked a cigarette and wat…
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Spinner
He was eight years old, and they called him Spinner, because nobody had ever seen anybody that could spin a quarter like he c…
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Clayton Wise Gets A Job
Clayton Wise spent the first five minutes of the interview spewing a torrent of NASCAR trivia. Across the desk, Lucius Banks …
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Eugene Roberts Gets A Job
The interview consisted of Lucius Banks nodding thoughtfully, his brow furrowed in what might have been thought, or pain.
Ac…
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Moment Of Clarity
Up on the roof, he stepped carefully onto the ledge and sat down next to the stone gargoyle on the corner of the building, bl…
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Race Gets A Job
Lucius ushered Race into his office with a warm smile. The office smelled like motor oil and leather. Race liked that.
Luciu…
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