Living Out by Sally Sheklow   "Living Out" - what is it?

"Sally Sheklow is a rare find. She's a good storyteller who lets the humor of a situation shine, not a 'humor writer' who cranks out punch lines. As a result, there's a gentle depth to her essays."
- Madeleine Lecocq, Editor Weird Sisters, Ft. Collins, Colo. 

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Spud Love

I wasn't looking for love. Having a fling was fine, but nothing long-term for me, thanks. My "Forever" relationships had always ended in ugly scenes and late-night door slamming. Who would want that to last till the end of time?

My real "Love Forever" came disguised as your run-of-the-mill, crotch-throbbing attraction. We"d known each other socially for years, but no sparks. Exactly one month before our first night together, the future love of my life interviewed me about my trip to Gay Lobby Day on the radio show she hosted. I was nervous, she was cool, competent, a woman in charge. I couldn't take my eyes off those chubby little fingers diddling the console knobs. During a break she took off her headphones. "You're shy aren't you?" Wonga wonga! (more)

Additional Columns

Living Out appears in:

Cincinnati City Beat

Eugene Weekly (Eugene, Oregon)

Gay Peoples Chronicle (Cleveland)

Lavender (Minneapolis)

Lesbian News (Los Angeles)

LiberalOasis

Out in the Mountains (Vermont)

OutSmart (Houston, Texas)

 

Pasadena Weekly  (Pasadena, California)

Salt Lake City Pillar

San Antonio Current

San Francisco Bay Times

UpDate (San Diego)

Ventura County Reporter

Weird Sisters (Ft. Collins, Colorado)

Womyn (South Africa)

XPress (Aukland)

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More Columns:

Who’s the Man? So what’s wrong with a little gender ambiguity?

Thanks for Sharing What’s it like to be straight? I really wanna know.

RX for IT We have miracle drugs for every other unmentionable ailment.

Homo for the Holidays What did we do to deserve this?

Minding Our Beeswax Holiday house-warming.

Getting There Is that a manatee in your bag or are you just glad to see me?

Hooglie Mooglie That indescribable sensation.

Where the Men Aren’t We don’t need men to validate ourselves.

True Nature Cats and queers just being themselves.

Little Boxes IRS should give us more options.

Barely Balanced Door-to-door salvation in the buff.

Deep Water Amazon is just right.

Stolen Identity Thieves get more than a few blank checks.

Life is But a Dream Thank heaven for little girls.

The Sting Right between the eyes.

Blast from the Past Thank heaven for little girls.

By the Book Tough women swagger.

Wattle World Leave it to lesbians to enjoy aging.

Happy Sodomy! Check off another item on the homo to-do list.

Holy Days Strangers in an even stranger land.

Good Timing Roe v. Wade anniversary time to reflect.

Justice is Coming And so are we!

Axis of Evil When homos aren’t scary enough.
 

 

Rusty Mojo Birds do it, bees do it, monkeys swinging from the trees do it.

Giving Thanks The right bus will take us home.

Last Man on Earth Visions of bar women danced in my head.

Winter Solstice Preserving the fabric of one’s life.

Greetings Hallmark finally comes out.

Jay Bird Street Down-to-earth good fortune.

Oral Sex Under the influence of latex.

Special Rites Take my domestic partner … please.

Crabs! Squid pro quo.

Purim The Ultimate LGBTQ holiday is upon us.

The Big Chill Can science explain why lesbians love hardware?

Family Values Memories, manic moments, and mouse ears.

No Underpants Road to revelation is sometimes paved with speculums.

Cockroach in Paradise A lesbian’s first tattoo.

Family Secrets Equal access to parental amnesia.

Gratitude Feast Thrilled to be alive and in love.

Invisible Media make it clear what ‘normal’ is supposed to be.

Poe Me Cease that bleeping downstairs beeping.

One World Even during mourning we can celebrate our community and our connection

No Labels We don’t have any ladies in this house.

Spud Love It takes time to melt into it.

Year of the Phlegm Not just anybody messes with my chi.

Getting There No longer half the fun.

Pride Pop quiz on a day to remember.