What it Takes to Write a Humor Novel in Your 60's?

This episode features a long time friend I met while dog walking. He definitely looked out of place in the Syracuse winter, with his shiny new cross country ski equipment, fancy tech coat and dog who looked a bit like Al Capone. My dog walking companion and I speculated that he was enrolled in the federal witness protection program and his dog, Nate, was his cell dog. It turned out that wasn't the case. Jeff had been a popular and award-winning humor columnist in Southern California and suburban Boston. Soon he was at it again in Syracuse, addressing topics from family life to local politics. One of my favorite pieces was when he sampled local gas station pizza and judged them from best to worst. Kramer also established himself as a writer and producer of comedic plays, including one inspired by his botched vasectomy. Now, at 63, he can add to his credits multiple replacement joints and other internal hardware. Plus he's a first-time novelist. "Mud Season" -- which Jeff humbly calls the funniest book of the decade -- was released March of '25. Today we're going to find out what it takes to write a book in the third act, and how art imitates life. Find out more about Jeff at . Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com

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What it Takes to Write a Humor Novel in Your 60's? is an episode from Zestful Aging by Nicole Christina, LCSW.

This episode is 34:51 long.

This episode was published on Aug 9, 2025.

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