Author

Erica Ruppert

Erica Ruppert lives in northern New Jersey with her husband and too many cats. She writes weird horror and dark fantasy, and her work has appeared in magazines including Unnerving, Lamplight, and Nightmare, on podcasts including PodCastle, and in multiple anthologies. When she is not writing, she runs, bakes, and gardens with more enthusiasm than skill. Her novella, "Sisters in Arms" has been released by Trepidatio Publishing in Summer 2021.

Out with the Old

Outside, the cold night was broken with fireworks and bursts of laughter from the streets below. "Have to see the New Year," the old woman gasped. "Have to." "Quiet, Annie," Jess said, smoothing the bedsheets over her new patient. The old woman's skin was like marble. She…