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.

The Blog Suffers

The Blog Suffers Hi everyone! It’s June as I write this and I haven’t made substantive additions to this blog since September 2020. I “see” that now… I knew that… Read more »

The Dreaded ESL

I am so glad that I don’t have to learn English as a second language. I was helping out as a teacher for a short while teaching spelling to 8… Read more »

Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity True story            I lived in L.A. for 32 years (which was at least ten years too long!) and I worked in the “photo industry”, there. I did that… Read more »

GROCERY STORE 2020!!

Grocery Store 2020! The new Celebrity Game Show where contestants must fill out a randomly generated grocery list and prepare a meal! Can they find the items they need? Or… Read more »

Salad Daze

Salad Daze             Now that the hotter weather is here, we’re all looking for something cool and easy to eat; something that won’t heat up the house and have you… Read more »

Laugh While you Can, Monkeyboy!

            Laugh While You Can, Monkey Boy!             I worked in “Hollywood” for 28 years. Oddly enough I could have been a movie extra anytime I wanted. The first time… Read more »