Author Archives: perryruh

“A Corpse Which Moves”, my new story of facing death, is up now at ergot. Read it here:https://www.ergot.press/authors/Perry_Ruhland/A_Corpse_Which_Moves

I’m happy to say my story “Parasomnias” will be opening Nyctalocos: A Collection of Night Terrors, a new themed anthology by C.M. Muller. The book can be pre-ordered in paperback, hardcover, and epub through the publisher’s website.

“Directions”, a journey through the dark, is up now at Keep Planning. Read it here: https://keep-planning.net/text/031

I spoke to Samuel M. Moss about some of the practices behind his novel The Veldt Institute. We talked sculpture, ambient literature, and audiophiles. Read it here at XRAY: https://xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-moss-interviewed-by-perry-ruhland/interviews-reviews/

I had 10 stories published in 2025, not counting one which was self-published and one reprint. This is more stories than I had published in 2024 and 2023 combined. In order of publication, the stories are: “Nerves” in Cold Signal Magazine #3, “Islands” in Keep Planning, “GOUGER” in ergot.press, “End Screen of Your Life” inContinue reading “2025 in Review”

“InterIterant”, a haunted story, is up now in Whisk(e)y Tit Journal issue 12. Read it here: https://whiskeytit.com/article/interitinerant/

“The Illuminated Tower”, an investigation into the content of and community around an uncanny CD-ROM game, is up now at minor literature[s]. Read it here: https://minorliteratures.com/2025/11/18/the-illuminated-tower-perry-ruhland/

What follows is “Mouth”, a ghost story written by myself, after artwork by the great Trevor Henderson (trevorhenderson.com). We’ve been trying to do something together for ages, and I’m very happy with the result! And the art, unobstructed:

“Movements on a Moonless Night” , a hard-boiled nightmare, is up now at Keep Planning. Read it here:https://keep-planning.net/text/021

“Nowhere People”, my new story of the city’s other life, is out now in issue 4 of Magazine1.https://www.magazine-1.com/perry-ruhland-nowhere-people