One of the great pleasures that comes with living in a small town in northern Vermont is the ability to become an international traveler just by driving a few miles up the road. From where I make my home, there are four border crossings no more than 20 minutes away. The closest is a five …
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Two Shots
Note: This is a very rough draft. Apologies in advance for any grammatical errors. I didn’t expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for a while. I work in elderly housing. We provide housing, meals, and cleaning to one of the populations most vulnerable to the virus. But because we aren’t licensed to provide any sort …
A Moment of Winter
Sense memory can be an incredible gift. You’re firmly entrenched in the present or, more likely, dwelling on something that hasn’t even happened yet, and BAM! A certain something hooks into you, and you’re dragged back to a very specific time and place. You see, taste, smell, hear, or touch something, and a recalled memory …
Gift Card Giveaway!
Many thanks to Phoenix Books for supportingthe ethandezotelle.com virtual scavenger hunt. I'm giving away three $25 gift cards to Phoenix Books (including one generously donated by Phoenix Books), one of my favorite independent bookstores here in Vermont. Below are 12 questions, and their answers can be found in my blog posts. Think of it as …
Who Wants Free Books?
It’s time to celebrate! Well, if I’m being honest, it was time to celebrate two months ago, but better late than never, right? I’d planned to do a contest of some sort when ethandezotelle.com got its 400th subscriber. That happened near the end of the November, and that was a real wild time in my …
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