The Footslog Through Swamp of Sadness
Updated: Dec 30, 2021

Art by DELOR Guillaume
Artax! No!
If you grew up in the 80's the events of this scene are most likely seared onto your brain right next door to the Challenger space shuttle explosion. Atreyu and his horse Artax, battling the depression inducing Swamp of Sadness until Atreyu begs, "Artax! You mustn't let yourself go! Come. Pull yourself out or you'll sink." In a devastating scene, Artax loses his will to live and is lost to the Swamp.
The last few weeks have felt like physically trying to drag Artax through the thick muck of the Swamp. I'm making it through, but I seem to have lost my horse.
I feel frustrated, irritable, and resentful. Why me? Why my horse? My physical limits as my body is in overdrive trying to replenish it's resources are keeping me wading slowly through the footslog of COVID.
The Footslog
