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Sheila Bender

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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

While My Husband Hangs My Mother’s Favorite Art Piece Called “Stages of Life”

I Sift Through Papers in Our New Apartment

Sep 6

While My Husband Hangs My Mother’s Favorite Art Piece Called “Stages of Life”

Sep 6

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On Creative Writing — Four Spotlights

“The world — this shadow of the soul, or other me, lies wide around. Its attractions are the keys, which unlock my thoughts and make me…

Jun 5

Photo of a blooming plant

Jun 5

Sheila Bender
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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

In Havana at Parque Central

I walk with my tour group listening to our guide speak about the history and functions of the surrounding buildings from Spanish…

May 24

In Havana at Parque Central

May 24

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

Her Name Sounded Like Lady

A young girl, maybe six years old, followed me around the Cuban tobacco farm my tour group was visiting. She stood outside the leaf-drying…

May 21

May 21

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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

At Port Townsend’s Historic Chinese Gardens

My niece and I walk along madrona trees, fir, and pine. At the site of the old Chinese Gardens, a deer crosses our path, pauses to stare at…

Mar 12

At Port Townsend’s Historic Chinese Gardens

Mar 12

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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Table of Treasures

It is narrow under a window but long and hosts many gifts: a terra cotta bowl of small cacti, the orchid I must water from the bottom of…

Mar 3

Table of Treasures

Mar 3

Sheila Bender
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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Checkerboard

— Evenly-sized squares in two different colors placed in alternating positions

Mar 2

Checkerboard

Mar 2

Sheila Bender
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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Pzizer 2021 COVID-19 Vacination Card

Mar 1

Pzizer 2021 COVID-19 Vacination Card

Mar 1

Sheila Bender
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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Ancient Blender

My mother’s new caregiver calls. He wants to make my mother a coffee milkshake because that is the flavor of ice cream in her freezer. But…

Jan 27

Ancient Blender

Jan 27

Sheila Bender
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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

Thank you, Doris Gates for Blue Willow

I was reading a magazine article recently in which authors wrote about pivotal books they’ve read. What book would I name? Immediately, I…

Jan 21

Thank you, Doris Gates for Blue Willow

Jan 21

Sheila Bender

Sheila Bender

Since Then: Poems and Short Prose is Sheila Bender's most recent book. Visit WritingItReal.com to learn more about her, her work, and her books.

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