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Tom Ray

Tom Ray is a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from the U.S. government after 35 years in the civil service, with all of his career spent in Washington, D.C. Currently he resides with his wife in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he practices his new vocation of fiction writer. Tom's website is tomrayshortfiction.com.

Tom Ray

Tom Ray is a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from the U.S. government after 35 years in the civil service, with all of his career spent in Washington, D.C. Currently he resides with his wife in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he practices his new vocation of fiction writer. Tom's website is tomrayshortfiction.com.

Realism

By The Lake In France

The second day he saw the woman walking her dog by the lake, Brock nodded at her and smiled as they approached each other. She

Tom Ray November 28, 2021

Realism

Easter Visits

There’s nothing as stubborn as an old family grudge.

Tom Ray July 2, 2019

Animal

Animal Control

Bob obsesses about a malicious call to the City about the welfare of his dog.

Tom Ray May 11, 2016

Realism

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.

Tom Ray October 6, 2015

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