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.

Have You Ever …EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…? Literally…or figuratively Been a couch potato …or really any vegetable Brought home the bacon …and do you typically fry it or roast it? Compared apples to… Read more »

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… Read more »

Have You Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…? Literally…or figuratively Gotten a foot in the door Ever said: “It is what it is” Knocked on wood Hit the Wall, Road, Books, Sack Twisted someone’s… Read more »

Have You Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…? Literally…or figuratively Spilled the beans Let the cat out of the bag…and did he/she shit in your shoe later? Asked for or given a ballpark figure… Read more »

Have You Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…? Literally…or figuratively Reached out to someone Hit the rack Decided that: “It’s not rocket science” …and discovered that it was? Jumped on a bandwagon Pled the… Read more »

Have You Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…? Literally…or figuratively Gotten your Ducks in a row – and was it just a little easier than herding cats? Been on…Or Off the hook Gone Dutch… Read more »

Have you Ever…EVER?

Have you ever, EVER…? Literally…or figuratively “Skipped” out of town Painted yourself into a corner Tripped the light fantastic Painted the town “Red” Rallied ‘round the flag Gone the extra… Read more »

Have you Ever…EVER?

“Pretend” that you have been learning American English for a few years but haven’t mastered the idioms yet. Like “comedy” idioms are situational, often weird and almost unexplainable and can… Read more »

Creepy or Comforting…?

https://replika.ai/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=[PLA]%20TOF%20-%20Website%20Funnel&utm_content=AI&fbclid=IwAR3_HlEvblgXS3QcqUNSu0lTNtcKAyLF1091_jP4qUGcUgp2z3G0iRPB1e8 I’ve been writing for years : “The machines aren’t coming for your jobs! They already have them!” and here is another step in a steady chnage. That change is… Read more »