John N CrainThe Day We MetMy hand trembles as I lift the latch on the wrought iron gate. Kind of weird. I wasn’t this keyed up the first time, thirteen years ago…·6 min read·Mar 10, 2020--1--1
John N CrainWandaThe usual sweaty-tennis-shoe smell of the school gymnasium was modified by the mixed scents of countless perfumes, crinoline dress linings…·5 min read·Oct 10, 2018--1--1
John N CrainThe BureaucratI did something so vile today that it cannot be named. No one saw me do it. I will never go to trial or be punished. You might suppose I…·5 min read·Jul 9, 2018--1--1
John N CrainTears on SandConnor started pulling up his stakes in Arizona. The hardest part was saying goodbye to Michael. Connor and his circle of acquaintances…·3 min read·Jun 18, 2018----
John N CrainPersistence of MemoriesA warm mist descended over the crèche and K raised its head above the polished stone rim. Not much to see, but the moisture made odors…·14 min read·Jun 18, 2018--4--4
John N CrainSpace, Time, and Things BetweenWhat’s left of a once-comfortable log cabin stands precariously on the frayed edge of Tincup. The tight chinking was decades gone and…·2 min read·Jun 15, 2018--4--4
John N CrainThe ComalMargarita stood in the middle of the kitchen, crying, staring at a comal. It was not broken, and though the bottom was scorched black from…·3 min read·May 14, 2018--1--1
John N CrainA Machine of Wondrous CapacityPlanetary Survey, Report 2947, Excerpt 5, Final Communique·6 min read·Dec 30, 2017----
