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    • ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
    • BY THE LAKE IN FRANCE
    • NOODLE SHOP, LONG AN PROVINCE, OCTOBER 1970
    • MACDUFFY SUITE
    • THE CASEWORKER
    • BUTTERFLY
    • THE LAST OF SALINGER
    • TO THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE WE BELONG
    • THE COUNCIL WOMAN
    • SERVICE
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TOM RAY

SHORT FICTION

PUBLICATIONS

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THE CASEWORKER
A Congressional staffer is trying to hold on to his job  when the roving eyes of a Congressman and his chief of staff lead to unexpected consequences.
Published in New Pop Lit 
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BUTTERFLY
A young American staff officer in the Vietnam War is confronted with the changing roles of women in America, as well as of women in occupied Vietnam.
​Published in Literary Yard
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​THE LAST OF
​SALINGER
The new fellow in the old folks’ home catapults Hazel back to an incident in the past she’d rather never think about again.
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Published in Penny Shorts
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TO THE RED,
WHITE, AND BLUE
WEBELONG
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THE COUNCIL
​WOMAN
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SERVICE
Paul and his young son Josh are enjoying some quality time at a Fourth of July parade when a stranger displays his version of patriotism. 
Published in Writing Raw
A local politician asks a bartender for help with her plan to solve a marital problem. Her solution is more complicated than she thinks. ​Published in Twisted Vine (p. 57)
“I shouldn’t be talking about this stuff. I’m a good Christian now, or I try to be. I’m trying to put all of that killing stuff behind me.”
​Published in New Pop Lit​
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NO POINT IN TELLING
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ANIMAL CONTROL
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THUMBING TO
​MORRISTOWN
Charlie’s new neighbor is a problem. And Charlie has to put him in his place. But does he go too far?
Published in Rind (pg. 24)
Bob obsesses about a malicious call to the City about the welfare of his dog. Published in Penny Shorts
An old man's fishing is interrupted by a young itinerant, but is he being too trusting when he offers to help? Published in Fiction on the Web
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
AND THE
​WITCH OF ENDOR
A Congressional staffer struggles with his boss’s bizarre proposal for a new law.
Published in New Pop Lit​
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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.
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Breeden County
​Historical Museum
An irascible old man makes a volunteer at a local history museum uneasy.
Published in Literary Yard
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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.
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EASTER VISITS

​There’s nothing as stubborn as an old family grudge.  Published in Penny Shorts.
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THE JOGGER

A computer geek meets a beautiful woman during his early morning runs.
​Published in Over My Dead Body! Online
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