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.

Camel Spit

Camel Spit             It’s sort of embarrassing to even talk about this because it was just…tacky, but when I was ten I worked for a guy who ran a used… Read more »

Napoleon Was a con-man

         Napoleon was one of the Greatest Con-men in History.          Napoleon was one of the greatest tacticians in modern warfare. He was a ruthless adversary and an innovator in… Read more »

Since I suddenly have all this time …Camel Urine… V 2…More Camel Urine…PLUS! Camel Beauty Contests. “Are they As Real As WWE? Or, “real-er?”

Well, I looked. Honest I did and I couldn’t find any recipes for yummy baked goods that called for camel urine as an ingredient.But that’s not to say that I… Read more »

Chained…To Chain Letters

Since the dawn of time, the bane of correspondence, and those who love correspondence, is… The Chain Letter.This is one man’s (overdue) response…“Chained” to Chain Letters?(Intro “Chain of Fools”, by… Read more »