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,...

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...

Food is magic. We all have that special dish, the one that instantly activates the way-back machine and jumpstarts a potent emotion. What...

“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, Mother’s Day, Acrylic, Chinese funeral paper on panel, 24″x24″, 2004 I got divorced a long time ago. The short story is...

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....

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...

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...