As a retired civil servant, Tom Ray has devoted his time to writing short stories dealing with Washington D.C., the military, suburban life, the South, and growing old.  His fiction has been published in New Pop Lit, Penny Shorts, Literary Yard, and other journals.  He has been identified as one of the "Hyper-Talents of the New Literary Age" by New Pop Lit.

LASTEST PUBLICATIONS

​​​the problem child

"Yeah, I like to sneak up on people. Do you know who I am?" Her voice was initially laconic, but her question had a mildly accusatory tone. Published in Scarlet Leaf Review.

pearl on saturday night

A part-time preacher has to rescue a member of his congregation from a beer joint on a Saturday night.
Published in a book anthology: Unbroken Circle: Stories of Cultural Diversity in the South.
 

BREEDEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM

An irascible old man makes a volunteer at a local history museum uneasy.
Published in Literary Yard