Author Archives: Zaslow Crane

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.

Politics is a little like Football

Who would have thought that I’d end up with “Conrad Dobler” and “President Trump “ in the same sentence? Not me. Regarding our illustrious Chief Executive and daily panic attacks-… Read more »

Ignorance is Bliss

            Remember when you were very little?… and you had a dog. But now that you think about it, it was a very old dog. And, it wasn’t around all… Read more »

Kill a guy

I sometimes write murder mysteries. A few years ago I called up another writer friend excited.”I just thought of the coolest way to kill a guy!” I said. He replied: “Dude,… Read more »

Bus Accident

I’ve been tossing and turning so much at night- sleeping poorly- I feel myself repositioning myself throughout the night. If someone was photographing me I’m sure I’d look like the… Read more »

Denizens of Suburbia

Denizens of Suburbia (or… Strangers in the night) by Zaslow Crane             “You would NOT believe what happened to me last night, man…” The raccoon fidgeted nervously.             “What? It’s… Read more »

Haint 2, Conclusion

            Mercury dashed from car to car, guard to guard slapping each as hard as he could! The force of his still developing muscles was amplified by the impetus his… Read more »

Haint 2, Part 4

            Palucci’s mansion had been vacant for months after the Titan murder incident. Abe had had Palucci watched. His Government contacts were only too happy to continue surveillance in hopes… Read more »