I’m Torion Oey. I do many things, some of which includes writing fiction, practicing therapy, and creating music covers on marimba.

See my latest novel.

Recent News:

4/1/2025

  • I’ve made a blog post about modern dating and the ways men and women view and treat each other you can check out here!

  • Boondoggle, a YA sci-fi novel I co-wrote with Tom Easton as part of David Brin’s Out of Time series, is now published on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! I got to do a short interview with the publisher you can check out here, and you can see more about it and my own writing updates here!

  • My novel The Disgraced Mage is currently available on Amazon! Feel free to check it out on Goodreads and BookLife as well!

  • A short story I wrote is featured in the anthology SNAFU: Punk’d! Punk is not my usual genre, but it’s always a pleasure to have something of mine published.

  • I’ve created a marimba cover of A Doll’s Beginning from the anime Violet Evergarden which you can check out here and below.

I live in Sunnyvale, California. Some other of my hobbies include volleyball, video games, anime, and film.

I acquired my BA in psychology and creative writing from the University of Redlands, and my MS in psychology from Cal Poly Pomona. I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) since 2014 and have published a variety of short and novel-length stories. I’m an SFWA member and have had short stories featured in Expanded Field Journal, Terror House Magazine, NonBinary Review, and Galaxy’s Edge Magazine. You can find my novels on my Amazon author page here.

You can see my other online activity on my Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

Writing

The stories I write are typically speculative fiction, particularly fantasy, though I also do science fiction, mystery, and romance. I’ve gotten several short stories published such as on Galaxy’s Edge Magazine (their 55th issue) and Expanded Field Journal. You can find my published novels on Amazon and Goodreads.

Therapy

I’m currently accruing hours toward a license in marriage and family therapy. As of now, I’m an associate marriage and family therapist (AMFT).

Music

My journey with performing music started in the Cupertino Middle School concert band, which continued at Homestead High School with the addition of orchestra, marching band, and winter percussion, and finally percussion ensemble at the University of Redlands and the Riverside Community College marching band. I’ve continued playing keyboard percussion and I infrequently upload music covers on my YouTube channel that range from classical pieces to video game and film soundtracks.

Torion’s quote of the day:

“ ‘People have forgotten this truth,’ the fox said. ‘But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.’ ”

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry