Alp Beck lives in New York City. She writes in all genres but prefers horror. Her essays have been featured in the NY Times and the NY Blade. She is a big fan of the short story format and promises to continue writing them, chasing the simple perfection of Shirley Jackson’s THE LOTTERY, which she recommends everyone read. You can find her stories in the following anthologies: TO THINE SELF BE TRUE, in Hell’s Grannies: Kickass Tales of the Crone, by Lafcadio Press, HEELS , in A New York State