Welcome to Jen Mierisch’s author site. Here you’ll find humor, horror, and a lot of stuff in between.
Short Story Out Today: “Matters of the Heart”
With spooky season in full swing, it’s time for a sweet little tale of obsession and death! My story Matters of the Heart appears in today’s issue of the Doubleback Review. Doubleback Review is an online magazine that promotes creative writing originally published at places that went defunct (like Short Story Town, which originally published…
Happy Spooky Season + New Short Story
Happy October, one and all! I’m thrilled to have my story “Maternity Leave” in the brand-new Baneberry Book of Horror from Baneberry Lit. The book’s official release date is October 6, but you can pre-order it at BN.com. Grab yourself a copy for some early Halloween treats! My story is a tale of stalking, isolation,…
New Horror Story Coming Soon: “Maternity Leave”
A couple of years ago, I wrote a short story called “Maternity Leave” about a woman who, due to unfortunate circumstances, is alone in her apartment with her colicky newborn. With nobody to help her, sleep deprivation devolves into madness, while a neighbor stalks and threatens her because he’s tired of hearing the baby cry.…
