Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: sad
  • Music: Hypnogaja, "Here Comes the Rain Again."

But my mama's gone, like the prarie dawn, and the Lord of the Buffalo.

It's time for some free fiction, and for the last story of the Johnny and Fran era. The year is 1945. Frances Healy, born Frances Brown, is gone, and the time has come, however little we might want it, to say goodbye to a friend.

With "Star of New Mexico," we close the book on Johnny and Fran, and look to the future. It's the end of an era. It's the beginning of something new.

You can download the new story now from the InCryptid short fiction page.

This also serves as your discussion post.

As an author's note, if you want the perfect song to accompany this story, download "Chasing Twisters" (the song, not the EP) by Delta Rae. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Goodbye, Fran. I'll miss you.
Tags: giving stuff away, incryptid, short fiction
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ChaoticRambler

June 8 2015, 09:35:31 UTC 2 years ago

This was an excellent epilogue to this era. I don't think I cried, but I came close, I think.

I sorta felt myself mostly absorbed into the state of shock that it felt like they were in. It felt very familiar to me. The closest I came to crying was during the scenes with Johnathon.

It was very well made and I wish everyone could have as good of a send off as Fran did.

Thanks for this.

Another thing--I really like the little detail with Alice wondering about her mom going after St. Valentine (followed up on from the last story). That, paired with what we've heard about Santa Claus in your books--really makes me wonder about the family's relationship with holiday figures. I like that :)

seanan_mcguire

June 9 2015, 15:16:40 UTC 2 years ago

You're welcome.