E.B. Bartels is the author of "Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here And Hereafter," a narrative nonfiction book about the ways we mourn and remember the animals we love after they die — available now from Mariner Books/HarperCollins. She is an instructor at GrubStreet, and lives outside Boston with her husband, Richie, and their many, many pets. You can follow her on Instagram at @goodgriefpetsbook.