Tim Brown
Tim Brown writes in a variety of genres but focuses on horror. When he’s not writing, he can be found tending to his plants, kowtowing to his cats, and unsuccessfully attempting to clear his backlog of books and video games. His work can be found in HauntedMTL, Creepy Pod, Roi Fainéant, and Juniper Berry. Tim can be found on Twitter/X (@timbrownwrites), BlueSky (@timbrownwrites.bsky.social), and his website timbrownwrites.com. He currently lives in Queens, NY.

Read Brown’s short story “Calluses” in Horrific Scribes.
Description: Hands hover over flame. The father’s hand is unharmed, but the child’s return burnt. Wounds appear, telling the child the secret to gaining their father’s love. They’d do everything to earn it.