Have You Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…?

Literally…or figuratively…

Polished a turd

Dug your heels in

Whipped a dead horse – and did the ASPCA or PITA get involved?

Been “woolgathering”?

Beat around the bush…Or-

Made a silk purse from a sow’s ear

(And if so where did you procure such an item?)

Ever been down at the heels? Or particularly well heeled?

Flown under the radar?

Been over the moon?

…and did you take pictures?

Been beside yourself?

Did you catch a glimpse with your excellent peripheral vision?

Been bright eyed and bushy tailed

(I’ll just leave that one alone for now…)

“Tread water” or “tap-danced”?

Thrown cold water on something

-Did it accomplish the desired result?

One point per “yes”, two if you actually DID get pics of the moon

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.