The Tic Tac Man

The Tic Tac Man (a novella) and The Joy of Suicide (a short story) are two macabre tales by Sam Mills, the author of 'The Quiddity of Will Self'. In 'The Tic Tac Man', a man suffering from gastrica volvulus penna decides to take revenge on a school bully from the past....

"Perhaps the strongest story is the opener, "Tic Tac Man" by Sam Mills. Mills tells the story of a strange man, with an even more obscure and strange disease as he adjusts to his rigid life. The story examines identity and regret, and has the ambiance of a Twilight Zone episode." sffworld.com on 'The Tic Tac Man', featured in 'New Wave of Speculative Fiction'