We went for a walk yesterday afternoon. My wife, my daughter, our dog, and me. It was a little after 3:30, with an hour or so of light before the too-long-dark settled in. We were in a nearby town forest, with a few clearly marked trails. There was no reason to end up lost. But …
Continue reading A Soundtrack for the Strange & Profound Beauty of Difficult Times, pt. 2
The post you just started reading is my one thousandth on ethandezotelle.com. That’s 1,000 posts in just a little over two years. I’m hard pressed to think of anything I’ve ever done a thousand times in two years. Reading a thousand comic books in two years? Sure. And then some. Drinking a thousand cups of …
See this map? I'm going to explain what it means to me as someone who has a parent with a compromised immune system and works with vulnerable populations. Not to mention as someone who just generally cares about people. It means I can't see either of my sons for a while. Not if I want to keep …
In memory of those who tried to carry on but couldn't Trigger warning: The following piece deals with suicide. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 and /or reach out to someone in your life who can help. If you know someone who needs help, be that …
It’s July 20. A Monday. (I had to double check that to make sure.) The year – I won’t say its name; it doesn’t deserve the recognition – is a little over half over. I’m sure that most of us will be happy to bid it farewell this winter. Not that it’ll matter. Time is …
