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	206 Word Stories by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steve Bridger (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Miguel Ángel López (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tabitha Fox Never Knocks 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Well, This Is Tense by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brianne Battye (Goodreads Author), Bdyer 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Step into the Light: An anthology of daylight horror by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maxwell Marais, Bryson Richard 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twenty Seven & the Unkindness of Crows 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skin by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark S. Peters (Editor), Catherine McCarthy (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Annus Horribilis: An Anthology of Horror Set in 2022 by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eleanor Watts (Contributor), Micah Castle (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is Too Tense by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author), Mark Peters (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glittery Literary Cherished Children's Stories by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sue Lancaster, Wendy Taylor 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And On, the Story Spins (The Stygian Lepus Supplementals Book 19) by S.J. Townend (Goodreads Author), Jodi Christensen (Editor), Kara Hawkers (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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