Nothing But the Tooth

Author(s)

Jerry Zezima

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

5-9-2023

Abstract

I used to think that criminal possession of a forged instrument involved stealing a tuba. Now I know what I should have known for the past 40 years: It’s the act of writing a note to an unsuspecting child while pretending to be a fictional character.

Keywords

Erma Bombeck, humor writing, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, University of Dayton

eCommons Citation

Zezima, Jerry, "Nothing But the Tooth" (2023). Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog. 213.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ebww_blog/213