About Me
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 1:32PM Who I am: a mystery writer named Betsy Bitner. But my kids call me "mom," my mom calls me "the greatest living writer to never have won the Pulitzer Prize," and the local sheriff calls me "a person of interest."
Where I live: for three months of the year I live within the Adirondack Park in a place with central heating and air conditioning, indoor plumbing, and electricity. For the rest of the year I live in a town within spitting distance of the Adirondacks – if you’re a really, really, really good spitter.
Talents: sleeping, playing computer solitaire, ordering takeout.
Hobbies: collecting phobias, staying inside
Career Goals: to be considered an expert in my field, even if it's in some weird parallel universe where the totally clueless are considered experts.
Awards:
Tied for first place in high jump, Kensington Road Elementary School field day 1972;
Voted “Most Likely to Have a Wildly Successful Blog” Queensbury High School 1979[1];
Still hoping to get a call from the Nobel people[2]
[1] Okay, okay. All you brainiacs got me on a technicality. 1979 was the dark ages and back then my blog entries all began “Dear Diary” and were kept under lock and key stuffed between my mattress and box spring. But trust me, there was some really good stuff in there.
[2] Of course, if my grades in chemistry, physics, math, literature and, oh yeah, peace ever get out, I can kiss my plane ticket to Oslo goodbye.
Reader Comments (2)
Betsy, this blog is absolutely delightful. I nearly split a kidney laughing when I read "collecting phobias and staying inside." Exactly the same hobbies I specialize in!!
LOVE your awards.