John Crowley
John Crowley is the author of thirteen novels, three short-story collections, and a book of essays. His most recent work is the novel Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr.
All Writing
Essay
Night
The Hero of a Thousand Dreams
John CrowleyA reconsideration of Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland. More
Essay
Medicine
In the Midst of Death
John CrowleyIf the universe can’t outlive or transcend individual consciousness, does death even really exist? More
Essay
Sports & Games
Blossom and Fade
John CrowleyHermann Hesse’s The Glass Bead Game is an experience with the pathos and wonder of all games—the game that... More
Essay
The Future
The Next Future
John CrowleyAny prediction about what is to come runs the risk of being more about the present than the future. More
Essay
Magic Shows
A Well Without a Bottom
John CrowleyHave devils, demons, and spirits disappeared from the world, or do we just no longer know their names? More
Essay
Death
Squeak & Gibber
John CrowleyHumanity’s greatest feat of rationality lies in the explanations we use to grapple with our own mortality. More
Essay
Time
Time After Time
John CrowleyIt’s possible to live in more than one time, more than one history of the world, without feeling a pressing need to... More
