I haven’t written much over the past two-and-a-half weeks. A few personal journal entries, but that’s about it. It’s fairly easy to connect that lack of writing to a two-fisted bout of anxiety and depression. I keep ping-ponging between the two, with occasional bits of focus on the present. I’m managing it all way better …
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Smaller is Bigger: Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day
It’s the last Saturday in April. And if you’re a lover of books, supporting local businesses, and building community, that means one thing. It’s Independent Book Store Day. A day for celebrating the incredible gift of storytelling at indie bookstores that keep the money your spending close to home. A chance to meet and talk …
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Deep Cut
I’m on vacation this week, and one of my goals is sorting through various writing projects – all in various stages of completion – and refocusing my efforts as I head into summer and getting my first novel ready for an editor’s eyes.The piece I’m sharing here was written four years ago tomorrow, which is …
T.S. Eliot Was Right
April is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers. – T.S. Eliot, fromThe Waste Land One of the great follies of mankind is putting too much stock in the future. “Things will …
Thanks for a Great Week!
Holy cats! I just had the busiest week so far at ethandezotelle.com, and April is already looking like the best month to date, as well. I owe it all to you wonderful readers. Your support and dedication are appreciated more than you'll ever know. I'm working on the blog in the midst of family stuff, …
Down With the Sickness
Monday afternoon I started getting this annoying, dry cough. I was on my way home from an appointment, and it just popped into existence. Scratchy but not. Forceful but not. There but not. I felt fine otherwise, but holy cats! It was so annoying. By the time I went to bed, the dang thing was …
What Does Mental Health Look Like?
For all the headway we’ve made as a society on various issues, it amazes me how far we have to go regarding the stigma around mental health. People cringe at the idea of seeing a counselor or a psychiatrist. The suggestion of having a mental illness still conjures visions of straightjackets and comments about “going …
