Cryn Johannsen

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“Vacationland Turned Femicideland” by Cryn Johannsen

Submitted to Contest #236

TW: Substance abuse, violence, and sexual violence People from all over the world pack up to go to Maine, or "Vacationland", as it’s dubbed and slapped on every state license plate, for their getaways. Southern New Englanders, which, we, Mainers, consider anyone living south of the Piscataqua River, are the biggest suckers for Maine (although it’s a tight tie between them and the Canadians just north of us). They – mostly the southern New Englanders – haul all their shit up for summertime and, oftentimes, stay as “peepers” for the leaves ...

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“The Joggers” by Cryn Johannsen

Submitted to Contest #235

TW: substance abuse, gore “Don’t you see them?” Esmeralda asked, as she twirled an unlit cigarette between her thumb and index finger.  She and her friend Lucy lounged on an outdated, wraparound couch in her grandma’s 1970s designed home. Despite the age of the décor and furniture, everything was in pristine condition, a time capsule of that era. It was foggy outside, but Esmeralda could still see the two teens jogging as clear as day, just across the street, where they always jogged in place and in unison. They wore thigh-high jog...

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