Selected Short Writing

You can find more of Betsy’s writing, and support her work, on her personal Substack or The Old Knitting Factory’s Patreon page.

  • “I’ll Get By With a Little Help From My Herd,” Modern Love, The New York Times. January 20, 2023.

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  • “Sheela Na Gig,” Parabola Magazine, 2020. Read >>

    “The Fairies’ Right of Way,” Parabola Magazine, 2018. Read >>

    “Sister God,” Parabola Magazine, 2016. Read >>

    “Fallen Angel,” Parabola Magazine, 2015. Read >>

    “The Search for One Thing,” Parabola Magazine, 2014. Read >>

  • “Rich,” April 2021. Read >>

  • “On Trying to Save The Old Knitting Factory,” 2021. Read »

  • “The If-Tree: A Mistranslation of a Fairy Tale by Louise de Bossigny Auneuil by Betsy Cornwell,” 2013. Read >>