The Original Mr. Brunswick Pool Sharks and Cowboys
Copyright 2-12-2022 / 4,537 words by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place early 1980s. While in college, one of my keen interests was billiards. I have always been...
The Trailer | The Devil Has Four Wheels
Copyright 1-1-2022 / 6,477 words, by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place circa mid1970s A family of four rowdy kids, two frazzled parents, and a long-haired Persian cat...
Thanksgiving | What is this all about?
Today is one day in the year that we remind ourselves to give thanks for what we have. But we should not need reminding. Nor should it be for...
Truth or Consequences | High Crimes and Misdemeanors in the Southwest
Copyright 1-10-2022 / 5,577 words by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place in 1977 on a road trip to the Southwest with me, John Kelly, and Matt Goodman,...
The National Museum | Damned Invertebrates at the Smithsonian Institution
Copyright 9-29-20 / 4,362 words, by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place 1982 – 1983. After graduating from St John’s, a strict military high school in DC run by...
Seligman | Finding footprints in the sands of deep time
Copyright 2020 / 5,367 words, by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place from the early 1980s to mid 2000s. The town of Seligman, Arizona clings like a tenacious...
Minneapolis Burning | The elephant in the room is now on a rampage
Copyright 6-1-2020 / 736 words, by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events have taken place over the last week. Dad had a fondness for saying: The inevitable will occur… And so it has...
Surf Poser | The surfing eyeball is not for sale
Copyright 5-9-20 / 1,052 words by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place 1980s – 1997 In the ‘80s I was a poser. There are, to state the obvious,...
The Last Free Ride |Skateboard Mercenaries at the University of Maryland
Copyright 5-17-20 / 2,062 words, by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place in the late 70s – early 1980s while I attended the University of Maryland. I went to...
Stand Up! | Compassion in a crowded courtroom
Copyright 5-15-20 / 1,753 words by Jon Kramer Nonfiction. These events took place 12-17-14 The week before Christmas 2014, I found myself in Conciliation Court to contest a bizarre...
