A woman is bequeathed a large estate and its surrounding property on one condition: that for six months she live at the house and care for the deceased's cat.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1981 |
|
Horrors | Playboy Paperbacks | Anthology | 87 |
| August 1990 |
|
The Metrognome and Other Stories | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 92 |
| August 1990 |
|
The Metrognome and Other Stories | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 92 |
| July 1998 |
|
Der Metrognom | Heyne | Collection | 129 |