SJ Townend
SJ Townend (she/her) is a single mother, a teacher, and an author of dark fiction. She has had stories published through Tenebrous Press, Vastarien, Eerie River Publishing, Dark Matter Magazine, Penumbric Magazine, and a few other places. Her first horror collection, Sick Girl Screams, was published in 2024 by Brigid’s Gate Press, and her second horror collection, Your Final Sunset, was published earlier this year (Sley House Press). She is currently querying her third collection, Unfamiliar Stories.
Twitter: @SJTownend
Read Townend’s short story “QVC” in Horrific Scribes.
Description: A woman becomes obsessed with purchasing an air fryer in order to try to fit in at work. But why is she trying so hard to fit in, and will it help?
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Read Townend’s short story “When One Door Closes” in Horrific Scribes.
Description: A man has an issue with the doors in his house: his back door, front door, oven door, and even the doors on his Advent calendar are playing up. But is the quandary with the doors his only issue?