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Torrey Podmajersky

By day, Torrey Podmajersky writes science fiction, fantasy, and stereo instructions for the 21st century. At night, well, she's good for nothing. Give her a cookie and send her to bed. Torrey lives in Seattle with an antique cat, a new-minted adult, freeloading chickens, and a cutler.

The Gifter

He looked at my year's work, listed out on paper. He drew breath through his long nose. He stretched his neck. It looked like his collar was trying to bite his head off. "Let's talk about your gifting, shall we?" He didn't wait for me to answer. He stabbed the middle of one page…