Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.22.2026
Who's Publishing What: Losing
Brian
Beckie A. Miller's book, Losing Brian: Finding a New Me, is a testament to resilience.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.22.2026
Her
Boyfriend
Life takes plenty from us as the years pass: people we love, our health, some independence and a little hair. In my case, considerably more than a little. But perhaps we shouldn’t surrender the possibility that something wonderful might still happen.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.22.2026
Need Experience in Stand Up? Volunteer as a Tour
Guide
When I first started teaching, I thought that was the best on-the-job training for my stand-up comedy. At the end of the school year, a whole new batch of students came along who had never heard my routine.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.21.2026
Supporting the Dreams of
Writers
Through a crowdfunding campaign, the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is growing the endowment for the DC Stanfa Memorial Writers' Award, which will allow more writers with financial need the opportunity to attend the popular workshop.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.13.2026
Happy
Hunting
Now that temperatures in East Texas have dipped below the mid-hundreds and there's a slight crispness in the air — and not just in the earthworms seared to my driveway — the thoughts of outdoor enthusiasts all over the region have turned to deer hunting.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.9.2026
All-in-One, Sold
Separately
I put more things in my hair than I have hair on my head. Okay, I’m exaggerating. But all I want is to look like I just stepped out of a salon without actually going to one or spending the time and money.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.4.2026
On the Ballot: Turkey, Eagle or Big
Bird?
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, I find myself wondering something our Founding Fathers probably didn't expect us to revisit: if America were choosing a mascot today, would the bald eagle still win?
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Johanna
Gohmann
Humorist and satirist Johanna Gohmann is our Humor Writer of the Month for October.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.25.2026
Free Time: Priceless and
Pricey
Tick-tock, tick-tock? Kill time? Never, never, never. With my obsessive-compulsive tendencies, I’d probably get carried away and wind up killing the wrong entity.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
9.24.2026
Long in the Tooth, Short on
Cash
I imagined my new calendar filled with all kinds of “Events” — weeks in a Tuscan villa, jazz concerts at Lincoln Center, hiking excursions in the Himalayas. Well, maybe scratch the Himalayas — not really my style.