“I Could Be Wrong” is a mini vacation for your mind. From the author of “How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life (or Couples Therapy with a Dead Man)” Billie Best’s collection of essays and short stories entertains with bursts of gut punching humor, wit and wisdom on topics ranging from menopause to downsizing and dating. Authentic and relatable, her bite-sized reflections on life beyond 60 will have you laughing out loud. Previously published as a weekly blog, each post in the book is refreshed with an illustration by Brenda Rose.
Billie Best writes about messy women, second acts, very bad decisions and unexpected adventures. Her style is candid and relatable, rippling with dark humor, and appealing to readers navigating similar life transitions.
Her work spans memoir, satire, and speculative fiction, with recurring themes of reinvention, aging, female autonomy, friendship, sexuality, grief, technology, and the wonderfully unpredictable business of being human.
Across genres, she’s drawn to stories of women standing at the edge of change—women who have lost something, discovered something, or simply decided they're no longer willing to do what’s expected.
She writes for readers who enjoy smart, unconventional characters struggling with complicated relationships, newfound independence, and self-discovery—imperfect but resilient, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining.
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.
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.