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The 2016 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop sold out in record time - just under six hours. (Actually, five hours and 41 minutes, but who's keeping track?). In the first 20 minutes alone, 200 people registered. One person quickly pulled over on the highway and registered for the workshop from her phone. Another shared a Willy Wonka "I've got the Golden Ticket" video clip after she received her confirmation. That speaks to the popularity of this workshop that honors Erma's legacy and continues ...

December first. Decorate one tree. Flocked, it sheds hunks of what might be poisonous snow all over the floor; grandson may be in peril. Google "flocked trees." Sigh in relief. It is non-toxic. That reminds you that in your novel that is in revisions, you probably misspelled the word "toxic" because the "c" key and the "x" key are next to each other. Vow to spellcheck everything, maybe in an hour. While spellchecking, peruse the chapter in your book about a failing relationship. The woman ...