Seeking Shelter

Author(s)

Wendy Gilbert Gronbeck

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

8-13-2020

Abstract

I once met a nun who ran an orphanage in Saigon during the Vietnam War. She told me that near the end of the war, they routinely and without hesitation lied about the children waiting for adoption. They’d say anything to get the kids adopted and away from the bombs and the guns. You know who’s better at padding resumes to promote adoption? Those people who write for animal shelters.

Keywords

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

eCommons Citation

Gronbeck, Wendy Gilbert, "Seeking Shelter" (2020). Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog. 797.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ebww_blog/797