My name is T.F. Torrey, and my mission is to write things worth reading, to get people to read them, and to get a little better every day. This website exists to connect me and my work to my readers and the world.
Books
- The Desert King
- Jack's first big adventure. Get lost in the desert!
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- Winter Kills
- Here comes Victor Storm. Here comes trouble.
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- First Lies
- Short stories better left unread. In the beginning, there were First Lies ... E-book now FREE!
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Online Projects
- Weblog
- Sometimes current. Sometimes worth reading.
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- Short Stories
- A variety of short stories, some of which have been published elsewhere, appeared in a project of mine, or originated as ficlets.
- Reviews
- Infrequent personal appraisals of books.
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My Stores
- Direct
- Support things worth reading by getting personalized books directly from the author.
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More Information
- About T.F. Torrey
- Brief biographical information for those who care.
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- About This Site
- Information about this site.
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- Copyright © 1999-2010 by T.F. Torrey. Some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA).
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"Sir, he who would earn his bread writing books must have the assurance of a duke, the wit of a courtier, and the guts of a burglar."
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Adventure August Goals
Last night I posted that I was considering scaling back my goals to avoid rushing through everything, but my goals for August don’t reflect that at all. Instead, the list is quite ambitious:
The Desert King
I need to get the files … Continue reading
Also posted in Business, Taxi Adventure, The Broken Jack, The Dancing Queen, The Desert King, Writing
Tagged Adventure, goals, Second Chances, Taxi Adventure, The Broken Jack, The Dancing Queen, The Desert King, Weblog, website
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Adventure Day 31: The July Report
Wow, can it be true? A whole month already! Thirty-one days into my great, year-long writing adventure. I suppose it’s time to look back at July and see how it went and how it compared to my expectations.
On a personal … Continue reading
Also posted in Taxi Adventure, The Broken Jack, Writing
Tagged Adventure, Status, Taxi Adventure, The Broken Jack
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Disentangling From The Web
I have been very busy this past week, thoroughly enveloped in a process of making changes that I didn’t know I was going to have to make at all. I discovered, to my surprise, that I was stuck in the … Continue reading
Adventure Day 10: Settling In
Anyone reading about my leap into adventure must be scratching his or her head right about now. The adventure began, there were some daily posts, then … nothing for a week. What happened? Did I fall off the world?
Well, no. … Continue reading
Adventure Day 3: Welcome Back, Jack
Wow. The more I focus on The Broken Jack, the more I realize how much it had slipped away from me. Instead of jumping in and writing (actually, editing), I’m finding myself wanting to review the whole thing before I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Taxi Adventure, The Broken Jack
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Adventure Day 2: So Much To Do
This morning I started again at the beginning of The Broken Jack, looking at everything with an eye toward making the BLEVE incident more central to the story. This needs a lot of work. I think it’s the right direction … Continue reading
Adventure July Goals
These are the goals I have set for July 2009 of my Grand Writing Adventure.
Writing
For July I want to begin to clear the decks of old projects that should have been completed long ago. It’s time to get this show … Continue reading
Tagged Adventure, goals, NaNoWriMo, The Broken Jack, The Dancing Queen, The Desert King, three-day novel
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Adventure Day 1: The Adventure Begins
Today is a great and glorious day: it is the first day of my year-long writing adventure.
I have decided to frame this period as a year-long adventure for at least a couple reasons. For one thing, in our current financial … Continue reading
Great Poker Night
Sunday night, thanks to the long holiday weekend, Ceyshe’ and I decided to go play poker in the tournament at the George and Dragon, and it was great. They had a pretty good turnout for a Sunday night–47 people across … Continue reading
Poker Wednesdays
The past four Wednesday evenings, I’ve played in the poker tournament at the George and Dragon, an English pub within staggering distance of my apartment. It’s a lot of fun playing in person, with real chips, and many of those … Continue reading
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