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An Homage to Women, Wives and Mothers
My eldest stepped out of the car yesterday in a brand new lemon-yellow school shirt and khaki shorts, holding a bag full of pencils,...
Stuart Sheldon
Aug 21, 20143 min read
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Let It Go
My wife does not hold onto anger or disappointment. It is one of the steel rods that form her character. Had she held grudges, our...
Stuart Sheldon
Mar 6, 20143 min read
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Banana Pudding
Food is magic. We all have that special dish, the one that instantly activates the way-back machine and jumpstarts a potent emotion. What...
Stuart Sheldon
Sep 26, 20133 min read
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A Sneeze Between the Knees
“A Sneeze Between the Knees. That is an orgasm!” My college sex ed teacher opened her very first lecture with that jewel. Best...
Stuart Sheldon
Jun 17, 20132 min read
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How To Divorce
Stuart Sheldon, Mother’s Day, Acrylic, Chinese funeral paper on panel, 24″x24″, 2004 I got divorced a long time ago. The short story is...
Stuart Sheldon
Jun 13, 20133 min read
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Online Mating
It used to pain me to admit that I met my wife online. As if I was too pathetic to find someone in the real world. I needed algorithms....
Stuart Sheldon
Apr 11, 20131 min read
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Seven Years – No Itch Here
Today is my birthday. But the more auspicious event was yesterday – my 7th anniversary. For a guy who didn’t get the marriage thing right...
Stuart Sheldon
Aug 22, 20122 min read
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I Want to be a Dentist!
Gore Vidal died this week. Google him and 35,400 results appear. Because he was the greatest essayist of his age. Yet, he failed at...
Stuart Sheldon
Aug 2, 20122 min read
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