THE FUSE

Do you remember where you were when you learned that Dolly Parton had died? I was in a meeting, and a person looked up from their phone and shared that they’d just seen the headline that Dolly was gone. We all paused our discussion as the weight of the news landed on each of us. For a moment, the room felt different. We realized that millions of people were hearing the same news and experiencing the same sense of loss. We were mourning the loss of someone we only knew by her deeds and her reputation, not as a personal friend. Yet the grief over the loss was genuine.