E.B. Bartels
E.B. is a writer, editor, teacher, and former bookseller from Massachusetts.
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2/13/26 PERFORMING in 'Mortified' Live: Valentine's Day Edition! Get tickets here!
2/13/26 PERFORMING in 'Mortified' Live: Valentine's Day Edition! Get tickets here!
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with some painfully awkward and true tales of teen lust, love, heartbreak and sensual fanfic? Join the angsty party at โMortified,โ where brave adults share the very real, very terrible, very hilarious journals, poems, letters and lyrics they created as teenagers โฆ in front of an audience of total strangers.
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Can't make it to the live show? Listen to ep 89 of the Mortified podcast!
Tales of kids whose pets werenโt just their best friend, they were EVERYTHING. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen @ getmortified.com/podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Buy the paperback edition of GOOD GRIEF, now available!
Buy the paperback edition of GOOD GRIEF, now available!
An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve ...
WBUR | Cognoscenti: Three seasons at Dog Mountain
WBUR | Cognoscenti: Three seasons at Dog Mountain
During my first visit to the Dog Chapel, I imagined coming back to leave a memorial for a dog Iโd have one day, writes E.B. Bartels. On the second trip, I pictured myself doing it for Seymour, but I figured that was at least a decade away. Now here I was, not even four years later, absolutely heartbroken.
Wellesley Website: A picture-perfect snow day!
Wellesley Website: A picture-perfect snow day!
Students took advantage of the recent snow to enjoy a beloved Wellesley tradition
Wellesley Website: From Nabokov to now
Wellesley Website: From Nabokov to now
Wellesleyโs Russian Department celebrates 80 years
Wellesley Website: Sweet studies
Wellesley Website: Sweet studies
Through Chipo Dendereโs โThe Politics of Chocolatesโ class and the Wellesley Week of Chocolate, students learn about the worldโs favorite treat
Wellesley Magazine: Only to Be Here
Wellesley Magazine: Only to Be Here
The Friday of reunion weekend, while friends were boarding flights and getting in cars to make their way to Wellesley, I was also heading to campusโbut Iโฆ
Wellesley Magazine: 150 Things You Should Know About Wellesley
Wellesley Magazine: 150 Things You Should Know About Wellesley
As the College celebrates its sesquicentennial, we offer 150 glimpses into Wellesleyโs inspiring story. Together, they illuminate the corners of campus,โฆ
Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter, a film by Amber Celletti
Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter, a film by Amber Celletti
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
The Independent: Expert tips on how to cope with the loss of a pet
The Independent: Expert tips on how to cope with the loss of a pet
Lewis Hamilton says losing his dog was โone of the most painful experiencesโ. Heโs not alone
The Associated Press: Losing a pet can cut deep
The Associated Press: Losing a pet can cut deep
Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning. The trigger might be noticing โ for the umpteenth time โ how empty the house feels since your cat died, or stumbling across the leash of the dog you lost.
The Boston Globe: In new book, local author explores loving and losing our beloved pets
The Boston Globe: In new book, local author explores loving and losing our beloved pets
โGrief is griefโ says E.B. Bartels, who talks to people who share their deep and lasting sorrow.
Boston.com: โGood Griefโ excerpt
Boston.com: โGood Griefโ excerpt
In her book, Bartels delves into her own experiences with pet loss and examines the bonds we have with our animals.
NPR: A tribute to Bisbee the dog, and the grief of losing a pet
NPR: A tribute to Bisbee the dog, and the grief of losing a pet
NPR: Why a pet's death hits so hard
NPR: Why a pet's death hits so hard
Author E.B. Bartels writes about the human-pet bond and why their pets' passing can cause owners profound grief.
TEDxWellesleyCollege: Why Everyone Should Talk About Pet Death
TEDxWellesleyCollege: Why Everyone Should Talk About Pet Death
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Pet death resources <3
Pet death resources <3
E.B. Bartels is a writer and teacher from Massachusetts. She has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University, and her narrative nonfiction book, GOOD GRIEF: ON LOVING PETS, HERE AND HEREAFTER, a first-person journey through the world of loving and losing animals, exploring the singular nature of our bonds with our companion animals, and how best to grieve for them once theyโve passed away, is forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in spring 2021.
Visit E.B.'s website!
Visit E.B.'s website!
E.B. Bartels is a writer and teacher from Massachusetts. She has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University, and her narrative nonfiction book, GOOD GRIEF: ON LOVING PETS, HERE AND HEREAFTER, a first-person journey through the world of loving and losing animals, exploring the singular nature of our bonds with our companion animals, and how best to grieve for them once theyโve passed away, is forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in spring 2021.
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