Betsy Friedman·Apr 27, 2025Finding MeenoWhen I was eleven, I fell in love with the most beautiful boy on a bike. He had wavy brown hair and these large soulful, brown eyes that…
Betsy Friedman·Jan 28, 2025SKY LAWN, LAWN SKYWhen my sister and I were twelve and ten, respectively, we decided to swap bedrooms. Hailey and I were on the second floor of our colonial…A response icon1A response icon1
Betsy Friedman·Dec 20, 2024JohnI met John at my friend Mary’s house after school. And it was while Mary and her younger brother Marty were fighting about television. Mary…
Betsy Friedman·Dec 9, 2024The Song That Saved My Life That One Day On The Plane…In early 2009, I was on an airplane leaving Port of Spain, Trinidad. I was there for weeks, working on a low-budget film project about a…A response icon3A response icon3
Betsy Friedman·Nov 23, 2024Aurora BorealismI was stuck in my building’s elevator last month. (It wasn’t the first time, either.) My building is pre-war, still standing, and perched…A response icon1A response icon1
Betsy Friedman·Nov 4, 2024SENTENCESI was sexually groped behind the stage two years ago at a rock show while out of town. The musician was someone I respected, and after his…A response icon1A response icon1
Betsy Friedman·Nov 2, 2024NAVY BLUES AND POLISHED SHOESI was cautioned with five rules the first day I worked on the set of a television show. It was season three of Law and Order. Her name was…
Betsy Friedman·Oct 31, 2024WISH BONESThe artist that was and is my mother showed itself to me only after many years.
