Have You Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…?

Literally…or figuratively

Cut to the chase

Been on the ball…and did you fall off?

Looked like a million dollars

Gone from rags to riches …or visa versa

Paid and arm and a leg for something …either will suffice, really

Had sticky fingers?

Had a good run for the money? … and, did you stretch first, because that is important

Pony’d up

Broken the bank

Been as genuine as a three dollar bill

Lived hand to mouth

Been cool as a cucumber

One point per “yes”, except number 10, which is minus 1

About Zaslow Crane

Zaslow Crane wrote his first Science fiction story when he was 11 This was after an uncle had given him a Charmin case full of sci fi paperbacks- all the old masters: A.E.Van Vogt, Cordwainer Smith, Heinlen, Bradbury, and dozens more. After that, he never looked back. Zaslow Crane has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers over many years, and has been a contributing editor for a national magazine. He has been published a couple hundred times for non fiction. Regarding fiction, he writes primarily SciFi and was one of the creative talents behind Smoke and Mirrors, a parsec nominated podcast that "re-imagined" the Twilight Zone and, which ran for 2 1/2 years. He has written over two hundred short stories, 7 or 8 novellas and two novels, one of which "explains" a great many advancements in human technology. He likes mindless sort of work, because it frees that other part of his brain to work on story ideas, so if you see him, say, digging a ditch, you'll know that he’s really writing. He lives in a tiny house on a hill in Central California. His home overlooks the ocean - IF you're willing to stand on tip toes and crane your neck. Just a bit.