Balderdash! - A Weekly Sketchbook
Stephen Dudas, PhDDoodles, doggerel, musings, and more from the madcap scribblings of Stephen Dudas. New nonsense every Sunday!
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The Week in Which We Went Into The Woods
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As a parent, one of the most important things you can do for your children is throw them out into the tick-infested forests to commune with what remains of the natural world.
To be an even better parent, throw your kids in t...
The Week in Which We Counted to Twelve
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The day was grey. And grizzly, too.
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Albert lost all will to “do.”
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Charlotte spun her gossamer.
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Snootus turned philosopher.
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Tall Fitzwilliam dreamed of socks.
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Small Witzfilliam screamed at...
The Week in Which We Traced the Contours
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This week, I showed my daughter a short video posted by the brilliant cartoonist and writer Steve Brodner. He’s been talking about a workshop he’s leading this summer and showing examples of some of the exercises he’ll includ...
The Week In Which We Had Our Dreams Dashed
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What a rough week, friends.
On Wednesday, I got an email from Ron Schnerfson, the executive producer of content at Quaint Media Productions, Inc. (the same folks who create and distribute the educational cartoons Cuddles McS...
The Week In Which We Saw Mommy Kissing Edward Lear
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Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate!
As you know, moms are one of the most privileged demographics in the world. I mean, who else gets to spend their whole life bossing you around just because they went through a few h...
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Parent. Poet-cartoonist. PhD in Literature. Author of Sketches of a Modern Square (Ope! Publishing, 2025) and An August Nightmare (Prolific Press, 2018)
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