tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68197792044128752412024-02-19T18:30:23.866-07:00Trees on the MoonThe writings of John N. CrainJohn Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-90947358684552913322019-06-20T17:44:00.001-06:002019-06-20T18:10:30.625-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now available on Amazon, this illustrated selection of thirteen stories is a record of my hallucinations, waking dreams and nightmares, inhabited by space explorers, lovers, ghosts and monsters. Some are human, others non-human.
I'm scheduled to be interviewed and read from the anthology on KMRD radio (96.9 FM) Monday, 24 June, 2019, 7 p.m. MDT. Tune in or listen online.
Also, if you're interested in purchasing a copy, click on the cover image on the right side of the page. By the way, the cover illustration was done by my daughter, Abigail.John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-13333481504348560522018-10-23T10:24:00.002-06:002018-10-23T10:24:59.416-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9l9CBNErygj3ClTovwd9_q-xJsVeqb6UGH-jsILa2h_sUmR_7kobtOZUmR3dPOZqCDrwhJddr1p5f8trPeYTDy2zueET9ujdFvE9W49iDEKw27I-yebSbLNMeDyNqarPiGkp2a0yFI48/s1600/11_portrait.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9l9CBNErygj3ClTovwd9_q-xJsVeqb6UGH-jsILa2h_sUmR_7kobtOZUmR3dPOZqCDrwhJddr1p5f8trPeYTDy2zueET9ujdFvE9W49iDEKw27I-yebSbLNMeDyNqarPiGkp2a0yFI48/s320/11_portrait.jpeg" width="286" height="320" data-original-width="999" data-original-height="1117" /></a>
One of my daughter's latest pieces.John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-81211485690997170922018-06-30T14:29:00.000-06:002018-06-30T14:36:47.352-06:00My flash fiction story, Tears on Sand, will appear on Chronicle Stories, July 2-30. It was originally published on Medium, where Tyler Brouwer, Chronicle Stories' content manager saw it, contacted me, asking if I'd like to put it on their publication.John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-43765517352002731892018-06-23T11:08:00.003-06:002018-06-23T11:16:42.126-06:00Posted some new stuff on Medium recently:<br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/@jncrain/space-time-and-things-between-a878abf7cba7">https://medium.com/@jncrain/space-time-and-things-between-a878abf7cba7</a><br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/@jncrain/tears-on-sand-c192504cadd0">https://medium.com/@jncrain/tears-on-sand-c192504cadd0</a><br />
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Both pieces are excerpts from my book, <i>Ysobel</i> (still in progress), but I think they can stand by themselves as short stories.<br />
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Also submitted a flash fiction piece, <i>The Bureaucrat</i>, to a few places. The rejections are starting to pour in. It's currently still out at <i>Factor Four Magazine</i>. If it doesn't get accepted pretty quick, maybe I'll put it up on Medium.<br />
<br />John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-7252824126874673722018-05-12T07:23:00.000-06:002018-05-20T14:01:59.337-06:00A few weeks ago, I was on our local low-power FM radio station, KMRD. They played an audio version of one of my stories, <i>The Sphere</i>, and spent some time interviewing me. I've done a lot of readings of my work in front of audiences, so I'm used to that, but this was the first time I've done a radio thing. Interesting experience.<br />
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If you want to read <i>The Sphere</i>, just click on the "Stories" tab, above.<br />
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KMRD is broadcast out of Madrid, New Mexico, and can also be live streamed on the internet. Pretty amazing little community station. But then Madrid is a pretty amazing little community.<br />
<br />John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-15074006769610855032018-05-11T12:43:00.002-06:002018-05-11T12:43:44.024-06:00I've also been posting stuff on Medium. If you haven't checked out Medium, I'd highly recommend it - a very interesting site. To see my work and profile go to:<br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/@jncrain">https://medium.com/@jncrain</a><br />
<br />John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-6882713486518485942018-05-11T12:34:00.001-06:002018-05-11T12:46:01.760-06:00Another of my short stories, <i>That Sucking Sound</i>, appeared in The Corner Bar Magazine sometime around January 2018.<br />
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<a href="http://cornerbarmagazine.com/pdfs/corner-bar-volume-03-issue-03.pdf">http://cornerbarmagazine.com/pdfs/corner-bar-volume-03-issue-03.pdf</a><br />
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It's kind of goofy but fun, old-fashioned sci-fi. The Corner Bar seemed like a very appropriate venue.<br />
<br />John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-20326712839326894512018-05-11T12:25:00.002-06:002018-05-11T12:25:24.489-06:00My short story, <i>Persistence of Memories</i>, was published on Aphotic Realm webzine in December 2017, and later selected for inclusion in their 'best of 2017' anthology, <i>Tales From the Realm</i>, available on Amazon.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Realm-One-1-Aphotic/dp/1717398170/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1526062969&sr=8-2&keywords=tales+from+the+realm">https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Realm-One-1-Aphotic/dp/1717398170/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1526062969&sr=8-2&keywords=tales+from+the+realm</a><br />
<br />John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-23041973034424308522018-05-10T18:06:00.001-06:002018-05-10T18:07:46.715-06:00I guess I need to catch up on more than a few things.<br />
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I'm still working on editing my novel, <i>Ysobel</i>, the first in a series about alternate universe experiences of a man named Connor Maddock. I think <i>Ysobel</i> can best be described as a sci-fi romance.<br />
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The second book in the series, <i>Ninety Degrees From Yesterday</i>, is more of a thriller. It, too, is essentially finished and undergoing what I hope to be final editing.<br />
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I've recently begun work on a third volume, <i>Infinity Times Four</i>, but have no idea where it's going to lead.<br />
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In the meantime, I've written some short stories, some of which have been published, others of which languish.John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819779204412875241.post-69578502785080936242018-05-10T17:55:00.002-06:002018-05-10T17:55:18.464-06:00After much neglect, I think it's time to start posting.John Newcomb Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354979696877316522noreply@blogger.com0