Death Becomes Her
When real life imitates art.
Entries by Beti Spangel
A Past in Vignettes
I’m working mightily to get my love letter to Lake George out in the world.
When the Rubber Meets the Road
Learning by doing, on the side of the highway.
Stepping Up to the Plate
Where I ask the ghost of Nora Ephron to stand on my shoulder and poke me in the eye or otherwise get me to pay attention.
Wildflowers
Such a lovely selection of girls, Gladys thought. She could easily choose one here for her David. Or rather, David should pick somebody out. One of them…
A Thousand Words
“You’re a jerk.”
“No, you’re a jerk.”
Daniel brushed Diamond’s tail with the coarse brush until it felt like silk.
“At least I have prospects…
Sea Worthy
Isobell was sick of wearing black. Her beloved Frank had passed some time ago; exactly how long, she could no longer recall. It simultaneously felt like yesterday and years ago. But she did know she was tired of somber clothing and the sadness it wrapped around….
Soft Serve
My father orders black raspberry ice cream. The soft serve sits on the cone in a beautiful dark purple twist. Ick, my 7-year-old self says, greedily taking my own sprinkle-covered chocolate delight. Try it, my father says, putting the cone to my lips. I take a small…
Maternal Cow Moxie
Dusk was warm even by Southern Mississippi standards. The bugs were out with reckless abandon, and our after-work beers were drank at the back of the house, in the shade of the large water oaks….
Netflix’s Godless – Cowgirls Large and In Charge
I recently finished binge watching Godless, the Netflix Western set in the fictional New Mexico town of LaBelle, which is comprised almost entirely of women, with the exception of the stray oldster and youngster, due to all the men folk being killed in one fell swoop….