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Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.3.2026
No Directions
Needed
I told him I would know it when I saw it. That might have been more convincing if I weren’t carsick, knew which direction we were driving, or could name any of the roads.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.3.2026
Deck the Halls with Other People's Furniture: A Love Letter to Allston
Christmas
While some consider foliage and apple-picking the quintessential markers of fall in New England, I wait for Allston Christmas.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.3.2026
A Recipe for
Immortality
Potato salad—an enduring favorite for picnics or backyard barbecues. A prerequisite for summer.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.3.2026
When Date Night Becomes Hate
Night
My husband and I have long struggled with planning date nights.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.3.2026
Of Cake, Candles, and Stool
Samples
My son’s 17th birthday was unexpectedly and delightfully full of crap.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.2.2026
Coming Live to the Erma
Stage
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop announces the slate for Attendee Stand-Up Comedy Night.
Sustainability
3.2.2026
Ambassador Program Provides Students Ownership of Campus Sustainability
Efforts
The Sustainability Ambassador program aims to create a cohort of students who are passionate about advancing sustainability on campus.
Engineering
3.2.2026
From Classroom to Career: Engineering Internships at
UDRI
The University of Dayton Research Institute Internship Program provides students with direct experience at a national leader in research innovation.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Viv
Sade
Viv Sade, global humor winner in the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, is our Humor Writer of the Month for March.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.1.2026
Held
Together
I recently had a hysterectomy, and because insurance companies hate joy, rest and women, I was discharged the same day and placed into the very capable (read: panicked) hands of my husband.