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. Larry grilled burgers on our little gas grill. The cats milled...
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...
Snow in the Land of Crawfish
I owe the fine people of Mississippi an apology. Our first winter of 2015-2016 here was a piece of cake. We started a fire in the woodstove once or twice. Folks said it was a mild winter. I said yeah, okay, right, and rolled my eyes. Our second winter was...
Let’s Get This Rodeo Started
Welcome to my corner of the internet! I'm Beti Spangel, a freelancer and late blooming author who started out wanting to be a cowgirl when I grew up. Or at least someone would could clean a mean stall. My childhood was filled with the Frontier Town, Gaslight...