by writerpatkramer | Nov 11, 2024 | Feature Story
People used to take the time to write letters to one another Before I was a writer – and even as a young child – I wrote letters to my various aunts and uncles, grandmothers, my parents and my siblings. This was something I was taught was part of “good manners.” You...
by writerpatkramer | Sep 16, 2024 | Feature Story
This week, I started going through some boxes of old letters and cards dating back some 20, 30, even 40 years! I am a saver of documents. I have always been a writer starting back in my childhood days when I had pen pals in other states. I looked forward to getting...
by writerpatkramer | Feb 6, 2023 | Feature Story
Last week, I started going through old boxes in my garage in an effort to clear out or throw out those items that I no longer need. In the process, I was amazed to discover two boxes of letters and cards that had been written to me over the last 50 years! These were...
by writerpatkramer | Dec 4, 2022 | Feature Story
The people across the street from me moved in about 10 years ago. At first, it was a few people, then a few more, and over the years, more and more people seemed to move into this 1200 square feet home as evidenced by the five or six cars that they parked all along...
by writerpatkramer | Oct 23, 2021 | Feature Story
Back in 1996, I was employed as a Senior Writer for Boxoffice Magazine, then the premiere national magazine for the film exhibition industry. My job consisted of writing film reviews for new releases, mostly independent movies, as well as interviewing movie theater...
by writerpatkramer | Jun 16, 2021 | Feature Story
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thebigshift-mine-age-30-pat-kramer Changing things up in one’s work can be invigorating and exciting, especially if it’s something you’ve always wanted to do but never pursued. Depending on what age you are, it can be a...