Living While Dying: Co-Owner of Local..ish Market, Thomas Botzler | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Living While Dying: Co-Owner of Local..ish Market, Thomas Botzler | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

The title of this edition comes from the subject himself—Thomas Botzler, whose confrontation with death has lent his languaging a stark directness and impact.  “Gravitas” is a word that comes to mind, evoking “graveness” and “weight.” And yet Thomas carries his own tired body with a certain lightness of being. Death has enlightened him. Thomas has fourth stage (metastatic; spreading) cancer. While stage four cancer is not necessarily terminal, t…

Living While Dying: Co-Owner of Local..ish Market, Thomas Botzler

The title of this edition comes from the subject himself—Thomas Botzler, whose confrontation with death has lent his languaging a stark directness and impact.  “Gravitas” is a word that comes to mind, evoking “graveness” and “weight.” And yet Thomas carries his own tired body with a certain lightness of being. Death has enlightened him. Thomas has fourth stage (metastatic; spreading) cancer. While stage four cancer is not necessarily terminal, t…