I Could Be Wrong: 50+ blog posts, short reads, big laughs, wit & wisdom

by Billie Best, Brenda Rose (Illustrator)

“Hilarious! And beautifully written. She has conjured an ageless way to shine.”Laugh! Love! Listen! Billie Best’s relatable point of view will have you doing all three as she shares the everyday truths of life beyond 60 in this collection of essays and short stories originally published on her blog at billiebest.com. Easy reading meant to be consumed in bite-sized chunks, these three-minute riffs offer a mini vacation for your mind with bursts of gut punching humor, insightful observations, and colorful characters. Just what you need to age fearlessly. You’ll be validated, inspired, and amused.Praise from readers —Once again, Billie Best has captured what it's like to be a woman, and human! Each short story has a punch of reality, humor, and raw honesty. You’ll catch yourself nodding in agreement and understanding. Her writing is so intelligent and appealing, and makes you look at your own life and admit, I Could Be Wrong! — SFBillie with her candid, witty, keen insight and hilarious writing style entertains and comforts with pizzaz! I LOVE this book. "I Could Be Wrong" is color, texture, and all heart. — SSHilarious! And beautifully written. By capturing her experience and allowing us to laugh, she has conjured an ageless way to shine. — HM

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 18, 2020

About the author

Billie Best is an accomplished author recognized for engaging stories that delve into themes of midlife reinvention, relationships, and feminism. Her writing is characterized by a candid and relatable style, appealing to readers navigating similar life transitions.

Her professional background is in technology. She writes about women inclined to move fast and break things—brave, unapologetic, independent thinkers.

She began her career in the music business managing rock bands on the East Coast as they navigated the transition from analog to digital equipment and instruments. She moved on to marketing communications working for the largest bookstore in Boston as they migrated their advertising from paper-based to computer-based systems. Then she caught the internet wave working for big tech companies and joined the dotcom boom in the early days of the worldwide web.

In 2001, she quit the corporate world, studied agriculture, and learned to farm. After her husband died, she farmed chickens, goats and cows, living with her beloved dog on a dead end gravel road for seven years before she took off on a road trip that landed her in the Pacific Northwest where she lives today.

Reviews

[Carol Fenstermacher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Parts of it made me laugh so hard I almost fell off the chair. Best is witty and speaks to those of us who are over 50 (or 60) in language that we understand. Very relatable.

[Billie Best · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have literally read this book a dozen times. First when I wrote each blog post. Then when I compiled the posts for this book. Then when I proofed the book. Writing takes a lot of reading. In fact, I would say writing is probably more reading than writing. But I enjoy every minute of it. Hope you do, too.