Pet Peeve: People Asking “What Are You Doing?” Without Saying They Want Something First

“What are you doing right now?” is one of the questions that Paul Cram seems get really irked about. Listen and watch as he talks about this as well as marketing that doesn’t match the product in the Minnesota author’s book “Starvation” and the film “Contract Killers” https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IPC-001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

A Pet Peeve When People Ask “What Are You Doing?” – Related to Saying “No”

“What are you doing right now?” is one of the questions that Paul Cram seems get really irked about. Listen and watch as he talks about this as well as marketing that doesn’t match the product in the Minnesota author’s book “Starvation” and the film “Contract Killers” https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IPC-001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

“Blood and Water” Heartbreaking Coming-of-Age Love Story Between 2 Young Men

Magical Realism, Coming-of-Age. Runtime 42 minutes. Free. When two friends find that one of them has a very unique ability, they grapple with what they both mean to each other and struggle with the outcome. https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/blood-and-water-289.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Harvester Dreams

Sure, civilization has learned to cast off a lot of what living on Earth meant, but political infighting sure wasn’t something we left behind… and the machines seem to know something about it… Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash https://paulcramactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/harvester-dreams.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

“The Lumber Baron” Family-friendly Historic Fiction

Rated PG. Drama. Runtime 2 hours.

At the turn of the century lumber was a booming industry in a savage land. Upon the unexpected death of his father, Daniel Rimsdale returns home to try to salvage the floundering family lumber business, find out who killed his father, and save his family from financial ruin. However, he meets heavy resistance from others who will stop at nothing to become the new Lumber Baron.

“Tuscaloosa” Coming-of-Age during the Civil Rights Era Film

Rated PG 13. 1 hour 41 minutes, Drama IMDB Vietnam war protests and racial tension is sizzling in the late summer heat of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Billy Mitchell (Devon Bostick, Diary of a Wimpy Kid), a recent college graduate, spends the summer working on the lush grounds of an old world mental institution run by his …

Columbia Heights Library adds Monday night Conversation Circle meeting

Adult services librarian Cortni O’Brien and Paul Cram The Columbia Heights Library recently announced the addition of a Monday night Conversation Circle meeting. Conversation Circle is a program for new English speakers to practice their language skills with other native and non-native speakers in an informal gathering. Similar to the Thursday afternoon meeting, learners will …