writing Archives - Author Kathleen Irene Paterka

When I was a teenager, I spent lots of time alone in my bedroom listening to music. Growing up in the late 60s / early 70s, who...

My husband Steve and I are playing vagabonds this year. Instead of hunkering down in Michigan for a long winter’s nap, we...

A few years ago, I attended a writer’s conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where I had an appointment with one of the top...

Have you seen the film 9 to 5 ? A hilarious comedy from 1980, the movie features Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton: three...

I was a dumb kid, and things haven’t changed much. Good example: in chatting with a friend the other day, we got talking about...