Pete Zakroff of Ocean City, recently published a memoir titled “101 Tales of a Middle-Class Middle-Child.” It is a humorous, lesson-filled glimpse at his adventures and life-changing experiences.
The book begins with his experiences growing up in Philadelphia. That is followed by stories of bringing his kids to Ocean City during the 70s and to most recently, becoming a year round resident of Ocean City since 2001.
Zakroff has been writing since the age of seven. During his half-century career as a writer, producer, and instructional designer, he has authored articles and programs about a wide variety of subjects. Zakroff began his career writing a number of “how-to” articles for various magazines. Most of his initial work was for relatively small, specialized audiences in business, industry, labor and education. He wrote awareness and sales presentations, as well as training programs and tributes. Later, Zakroff focused on designing creative, interactive workshops and e-learning programs for high-tech and pharmaceutical companies. In total, he has written over 1000 presentations and became a pseudo expert on a wide range of subjects for a short period of time.
Still driven to write, Pete has compiled more than 101 vignettes into seven chapters describing his journey from childhood to retirement. The book is a blend of humor, nostalgia and practicality where every reader can discover a little of life’s wisdom. It is a welcomed respite from the heaviness of 2020.
Interestingly the artwork was done by Zakroff’s daughter, Laura Tempest Zakroff, who is also a published author.
101 Tales is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. For more information you can email the author at pete.zak@verizon.net]
