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Episode 7: Gargoyles and Grounding
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth) -- Season 1, Episode 7: Gargoyles & Grounding

Crystal Crawford
Mar 10, 20256 min read


Episode 6: Runaways and Whisper-Rants
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth) -- Season 1, Episode 6: Runaways & Whisper-Rants

Crystal Crawford
Mar 8, 20257 min read


Episode 5: Memories and Mushroom Pizza
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth) -- Season 1, Episode 5: Memories & Mushroom Pizza

Crystal Crawford
Mar 7, 20256 min read


Episode 4: Bad News and Babysitters
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth) -- Season 1, Episode 4: Bad News & Babysitters

Crystal Crawford
Mar 6, 20258 min read


Episode 3: Kebabs and Confrontations
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth) -- Season 1, Episode 3: Kebabs & Confrontations

Crystal Crawford
Mar 5, 20258 min read


Episode 2: Headphones and a Hawk
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth) -- Season 1, Episode 2: Headphones & a Hawk

Crystal Crawford
Mar 4, 20258 min read


Aubrey Lance, Season 1: Info and Posting Schedule!
UPDATE: The completed serial is now posted! You can read it FREE right here: https://www.ccrawfordwriting.com/aubreylance-season1 ----- Hello, everyone! I've been hard at work for the past year on a new serial, and I'm thrilled to announce it is finally underway! This serial will be posting FREE TO READ right here on my website. ️🎉 The very first episode posted March 3, 2025, and there will be a new episode six days a week until the Season is completed! So what is this my

Crystal Crawford
Mar 3, 20253 min read


Episode 1: Burnt Eggs and Edgar Allan Poe
Episode 1 of Season 1 of Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth)

Crystal Crawford
Mar 3, 20259 min read
Bonus Chapter: A Message from the Future
08/25/2026 2:25 PM

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 20228 min read
Bonus Chapter: The Last Email
Anissa lay sprawled on her bed, her brown hair spilling over the edge toward the floor, staring up at the ceiling. She had been trying to take a nap, but she just couldn’t quiet her mind. Her thoughts kept revisiting the text message exchange with Hunter the day before. For days prior, far too many days, Anissa had been tormented by not knowing how Hunter was doing. At first, she honestly didn’t even know if he had survived the accident. Then she heard that he had, but

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202216 min read
Bonus Chapter: The Zoo Date
Anissa gazed up at the giant sign over the zoo entrance as they walked up. “Free Day for College Students. The perfect day to see monkeys! And elephants. Ooh… and zebras!” She turned to Hunter. “Do you think we’ll see anyone we know? Besides our double-daters, I mean.”

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 20228 min read
Bonus Chapter: The Source
Hunter shoved his foot into his running shoe and crouched down beside his car to hurriedly tie the laces. It was only the first day of practice, and he was late. So much for a good first impression. He grabbed his wallet and keys, sliding them into his pocket, then tossed his backpack into the car and slammed the door. He spun and took off at a brisk jog through the parking garage, heading directly for the stairs. He took them three at a time, bounding down them like a g

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202214 min read
Bonus Chapter: The First Date
11/3/2016 9:38 PM Anissa adjusted her glasses, leaning forward to look into the small mirror on her car’s sun visor. Maybe she should have put in contacts. But, no – he had seen her in her glasses before; he was used to them. Breathe, Nissa, breathe, she told herself. There’s no reason to be nervous, right? You’ve had coffee together and seen movies together and hung out a million times before. But she was nervous, an excited nervous, little ripples of anxious energy sp

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202214 min read
Chapter 10 - Week 6
Transcripts of Voicemails Left on Hunter’s Phone 10/28/2016 1:12 PM Hunter, hi. It’s me again. Your mom called me again last night. She said she had been going through your phone for messages and missed calls and finally realized who I am. She said, “You’re that girl, the one he always talks about.” … I’ve been thinking about all of this, and what it must have been like for you, to be talking to me in person as yourself and then through email as the secret admirer, and

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202212 min read
Chapter 9 - Week 5
10/20/2016 7:32 AM To: Anissa Marlin From: s3cr3t4dm1r3r31@gmail.com Re: Hi, Anissa. Day 29 Guess: Really want to know who I am (you do), because this has become more than a game for you. Clue: This has always been more than a game to me, and the more I know about you, the more I want to know. And the answer to your question is: Yes. 10/20/2016 10:50 AM To: s3cr3t4dm1r3r31@gmail.com From: Anissa Marlin Re: Hi, Anissa. Okay, so I did some checking, and I realized that there w

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202211 min read
Chapter 8 - Week 4
10/13/2016 8:02 AM To: Anissa Marlin From: s3cr3t4dm1r3r31@gmail.com Re: Hi, Anissa. I haven’t lied to you. You can trust me. No, I don’t have a girlfriend. I would never do that to you or to whatever girl I was dating. That would be disloyal and cruel. As for Hunter and Sean, your reasoning seems pretty logical on both… so… maybe I really am just a stranger from outside the college who got his information from Megs at some coffee shop near campus… Just kidding. I’m not.

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202213 min read
Chapter 6 - Week 2
9/29/2016 8:03 AM To: Anissa Marlin From: s3cr3t4dm1r3r31@gmail.com Re: Hi, Anissa. So you are intrigued… that’s good to know. I’m glad this hasn’t been an absolute failure, especially since it hasn’t exactly gone as smoothly as I hoped. But, hey… all’s well that ends well, right? I considered waiving your question, but I’ll give in: I lived out of state last year. I moved here just before the start of this semester. Day 8 Guess: Identity. You’re firm in yours. Clue: Kee

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 202213 min read
Chapter 5 - Week 1
9/22/2016 8:45 PM To: Anissa Marlin From: s3cr3t4dm1r3r31@gmail.com Re: Hi, Anissa. Anissa, Yes, I am a guy. It is probably good to clarify that. As for how I knew that you like puzzles, let’s just say that I’ve made an effort to learn more about you. That is kind of the point of this, after all. Let’s begin. Day 1 Guess: The first guess is that you’re a straight-A student, and you hate to get B’s. Clue: Hallway. (That’s where I first saw you.) And now… was I right? I

Crystal Crawford
Jul 1, 20227 min read
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