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7.15.2026
Who's Publishing What: A Priest Walks into a Waffle
House
Lauretta Hannon's new book, A Priest Walks into a Waffle House: Stories from a Gritty, Grace-Filled Life, is a "cheeky spiritual memoir with an audacious message of hope."
7.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Holly Rizzuto
Palker
Holly Rizzuto Palker, a longtime writer and journalist who founded the stand-up comedy troupe The Mom Coms, is our Humor Writer of the Month for July.
6.30.2026
Things South Korea Does
Better
Recently, my wife and I traveled to South Korea with my youngest and quietest daughter for her senior trip, a fictitious rite of passage high school graduates use as an excuse to take Instagram pics in exorbitantly expensive locations.
6.23.2026
Fast Women, Strong
Voices
Writers from the Erma community will be prominently featured in Fast Forbidden Women, an anthology of 75 flash nonfiction essays, which will be published by Woodhall Press in fall 2027.
6.22.2026
I Was the Victim of a Smart Phone
Zombie
There once was an um… “older woman” who fell victim to a “younger” mysterious phantom. I relate the story here as a warning and a lesson.
6.15.2026
The Long Senior
Goodbye
After several weeks of elaborate celebrations and ceremonies, my youngest and quietest daughter recently graduated from high school — but she didn’t graduate from using my credit card to purchase expensive specialty drinks like boba tea.
6.2.2026
Lament for Swimsuit Shoppers, with Apologies to Lewis
Carroll
Finding a new suit to replace my waaay-pre-pandemic model should not be as hard as swimming the English Channel, starting from Cape Cod. My takeaway: Swimsuits are not supposed to double as circus tents.
6.2.2026
Our Un-Empty
Nest
When our youngest and quietest daughter recently graduated from high school and immediately requested that we host a bonfire fueled by her notebooks, folks began congratulating my wife and me on becoming "empty nesters."
6.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Pamela
Chandler
Pamela Chandler, a Dayton-area writer, columnist, humorist and blogger, is our Humor Writer of the Month for June.
5.30.2026
Who's Publishing What: The Quitters
Club
From USA Today bestselling author Jessica Strawser comes a hopeful and empowering novel about the messy beauty of female friendship and the deep courage it takes to rebuild a life at any age.