Author: robb@robblightfoot.com
Always Room At Our Table
This story was originally preformed as a stand-up routine at the 2020 Erma Bombeck Writer’s Conference, seen only by the 600+ in attendance. Here is the story, shared for newsletter subscribers. To see it, please subscribe to the Robb’s newsletter.
My Over-Stuffed Museum
This was first published in The Funny Times print publication and is offered here to my newsletter subscribers. If you want the passcode, sign up for my free, no-spam email newsletter!
Sophfronia Scott at Erma Bombeck Workshop
It’s still dark outside, 6:30 am, but I’m just flying with “Mojo,” inspired by the words of Sophfronia Scott. She’s the morning keynote for the #virtualerma, Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. I was not familiar with Sophfronia or her work, but I just […]
Robb Wins Nickie’s Prize For Humor Writing
Tonight is the kickoff for the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, and I’m going to be one of the 20 people who won and getting a shout-out for my story. Awards Photo As you can see, the theme was “Sister-Stories,” and my entry […]
Steve Job’s Thoughts on Intelligence
I’m sharing a link to a blog post that dives into what Steve Job’s thought it meant to be intelligent. But the short take is that you need to seek different experiences than the rest of the herd. Here’s the article. But […]
I’m in the Funny Times again!
Check out the November 2020 Funny Times. “My Over-Stuffed Museum” is a piece about all the oddball stuff in our home. I’ve been COVID bound for months, like so many, and taking a close look at all my decor that I used […]
Thinking Funny Comedy and Humor Conference 4-3-2021
April 3, 2021 – Save the Date! Check out our amazing, talented lineup of funny people by clicking here. And register by clicking here. Whether you’re writing a humor column, novel, non-fiction book, putting together a stand-up routine, scribbling a sitcom script […]
Erma Bombeck Awards Ceremony – Drop In!
Drop in today at 4 pm PDT to celebrate the winners and runners-up (that would be me) for the 2020 Erma Bombeck Humor Competition Awards Ceremony. There were four categories in all. Two for Ohio residents and two for international entries. The […]
Photo by JPPI on morgueFile.com, edited by Robb. We’ll, I’m a week late at starting, but I’m taking on NaNoWriMo again this year. Goal is to crank out a hot mess of 50,000 words. Working title of the book is “Family Secrets.” […]
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