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Tuesday May 1, 2012

Gina Barreca

Gina Barreca launched her publishing career with They Used to Call Me Snow White…But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor. University Press of New England is re-releasing the book with a new intro exploring the last two decades of women's humor. Ms. Magazine calls Gina a "feminist humor maven" and Dave Barry grudgingly concedes she's "Very, very funny. For a woman."

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A Dayton gal

(On the anniversary of Erma Bombeck's death, Sharon Short writes about the humorist's enduring appeal in her new column, "Literary Life," in the Dayton Daily News. Here's an excerpt from Sharon's April 22 debut column.) I am delighted and honored to launch a new column today - Literary Life. I will share the stories of book clubs, writing groups, writing workshops and published writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays in the greater Dayton area. I've shared news of this column wit ...
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Open Letter to the Dayton Marriott

Dear Dayton Marriott Management, Thank you for your recent communication of 4/23/12 (forwarded to me by your corporate legal department and hereinafter known as "the steaming pantload") regarding my recent stay at your hotel while attending the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.
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