Crawford Kilian
@crof.bsky.social
Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. I've been writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years.
It's over 10 years since Alan Kurdi died.
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
It's over 10 years since Alan Kurdi died.
I wish everyone a happy Christmas, and may 2026 be full of very, very good news.
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I wish everyone a happy Christmas, and may 2026 be full of very, very good news.
The Russian incursion into Estonian airspace today was near the island of Vaindloo, in the Gulf of Finland and not that far from Tallinn and Helsinki (or St. Petersburg):
September 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Russian incursion into Estonian airspace today was near the island of Vaindloo, in the Gulf of Finland and not that far from Tallinn and Helsinki (or St. Petersburg):
Via CNN, Dow futures as of 4:21 pm PST: www.cnn.com/markets/prem...
April 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Via CNN, Dow futures as of 4:21 pm PST: www.cnn.com/markets/prem...
What the OECD think Trump's 10% tariffs could do to the world:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
March 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What the OECD think Trump's 10% tariffs could do to the world:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
In Canada, we get both:
February 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In Canada, we get both:
A lot more of Santa Monica is under evacuation order/alert than I'd realized:
January 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A lot more of Santa Monica is under evacuation order/alert than I'd realized:
And as I recall, no Americans sent their kids to the USSR for a superior education; American boomers cleaned the Soviets' clock:
December 27, 2024 at 12:08 AM
And as I recall, no Americans sent their kids to the USSR for a superior education; American boomers cleaned the Soviets' clock:
Perri gets 3-4km a day out of me whether I'm in the mood or not. She's our third Aussie; the first two were formidable too.
December 12, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Perri gets 3-4km a day out of me whether I'm in the mood or not. She's our third Aussie; the first two were formidable too.
According to Google Maps, it's a 2-hour drive down the M5 from Homs to Damascus:
December 7, 2024 at 3:48 AM
According to Google Maps, it's a 2-hour drive down the M5 from Homs to Damascus:
My dogs and I have known this for decades:
October 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
My dogs and I have known this for decades:
Here's our Perri a few years ago, when she was a party girl. She's a little more grown-up now:
May 23, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Here's our Perri a few years ago, when she was a party girl. She's a little more grown-up now:
As I recall, my brother and I sat through two consecutive showings at the El Portal in North Hollywood. I was 9, he was 8.
December 29, 2023 at 4:58 AM
As I recall, my brother and I sat through two consecutive showings at the El Portal in North Hollywood. I was 9, he was 8.
December 17, 2023 at 9:20 PM
November 11, 2023 at 12:04 AM
Thinking about October 7 crawfordkilian.substack.com/publish/post...
October 10, 2023 at 2:46 AM
Thinking about October 7 crawfordkilian.substack.com/publish/post...
Via The Guardian on Saturday:
September 4, 2023 at 1:55 AM
Via The Guardian on Saturday:
Here's our Perri in her younger days. She's not quite as much a party girl as she was then.
August 27, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Here's our Perri in her younger days. She's not quite as much a party girl as she was then.