ebhowellMay 30, 20212 minMemorial Day: Remembering My Dad It was 1968 and I wanted a wife. I spotted her first. She was wearing a green minidress the color of spring grass with her long, dark...
ebhowellSep 7, 20201 minEnd of Summer PostcardI’m getting back to it . . . started Part II of “As Much as I Care to Remember” and would love to hear from you . . . No comment is too...
ebhowellAug 27, 20203 minRinging PhoneLate Summer’s Toll In a recent daydream that feels more like a nightmare, I hear a ringing phone. It’s an old-fashion phone with a deep,...
ebhowellAug 6, 20203 minWhen the Storm of Despair Hangs Around3 Mental Health Tips to Stay Afloat during COVID-19 Pandemic Pandemic related mental health conditions range from increased isolation,...
ebhowellJul 23, 20205 minThe Myth of being Creative & Being Bipolar Kayne West’s situation is serious. I’ve been thinking a lot about Kanye West. I even wrote a long letter begging him to seek help. Or,...
ebhowellJul 14, 20203 minLife can be messy: when do you involve your friends?Life can be messy and you might be wondering if you should involve your friends with your mental health ups-and-downs. You might be...
ebhowellJul 3, 20202 minPostcards from Home – Summer 2020It’s almost the 4th of July and I'm thinking about one of my favorite Fourths. It wasn’t the backyard pool party or the relay race around...
ebhowellJun 12, 20203 minAn Honest Look into the Mirror Seeing Your Current Health on the Staircase of Life I returned to help people this week, or help one person, feel a little better. I’m...
ebhowellMay 28, 20202 minCaring is ComplicatedAbout a year and half ago, I sat beside one of my oldest, dearest friends after her brain surgery. Specialist after special specialist...
ebhowellMay 21, 20202 minMusic for the forestCritters listen and sing Most mornings for the last month or so, I have been running an old cross country trail near our house. I’m drawn...
ebhowellMay 17, 20202 minAs You WishHow to Salvage a Wedding during Covid-19 Pandemic My little brother planned his May wedding more than a year ago. The young couple,...
ebhowellMay 10, 20201 minMimosa's for mom The mimosa tree. I spotted it on the Spanish Moss Trail with pink fluffy feathery blossoms. It looks tropical, fairy-like and almost out...
ebhowellMay 9, 20202 minMissing momMother’s day isn’t a huge holiday in our house. We are mom-less in every sense. I’m not a mom, and that’s fine and we’ve both lost our...
ebhowellMay 3, 20202 minAre we beyond the storm?“Liddy was over-tired, but deep down, she knew it was not caused by a parasite that she swallowed; it was her brain speeding up faster...
ebhowellApr 28, 20202 min“I Forgot”A simple explanation that turns into something bigger. Friends have asked me, “Why did you stop taking your Meds?” It wasn’t intentional....
ebhowellApr 24, 20202 minThe Sleep Contest"Mint Island was a place where she could sleep and think more clearly. Liddy knew that she could find sleep filled with dreams at night,...
ebhowellApr 21, 20202 minCleaning out the closets in our minds Imagine: placing our minds in a safe and taking inventory? Clean out the closets in our minds.