Ryan Marie Ketterer is an author and editor from Malden, Massachusetts, Her writing tends to lean into horror or weird fiction, but she doesn’t really believe in genres. Feel free to call her out on social media for this if you want. You can find her short fiction in Clarkesworld, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and various anthologies. She also dabbles in editing and writing longer works, some of which can be found from Salt Heart Press. She’s a fan of the weird and uncanny, and when she isn’t writing or editing, she is probably outside exploring.
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The Richardson Family Reunion
Originally published
June, 2023
Original publication
Howls from the Wreckage: An Anthology of Disaster Horror
It wasn’t easy to gather all the Richardsons in Mayport. Raised poor in the coastal Alabama town, most had scattered to other states in search of more money, a better education, or something new. Some had simply run away. Nora Richardson was impressed her grandmother had pulled off the feat of convincing her long-lost relatives to come visit her one more time—especially Nora herself, who had every reason to avoid the place she once called home.
Mawmaw was the only Richardson who still lived in Mayport. Nora was concerned, but not surprised, when her conversations with Mawmaw about coming back to visit were nearly incoherent. Mawmaw had spouted nonsense ever since Nora was a child, and that was no different now. But from what Nora could discern, a date was set and, thanks to Mawmaw’s years of dedicated service at the country club, they had a venue. So Nora traveled south, back to the place she tried so hard to forget.
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