Beth

Beth Kanell lives in northeastern Vermont. Her novels include This Ardent Flame and The Long Shadow (SPUR Award winner); her short fiction shows up in Lilith and elsewhere. Find her memoirs on Medium, her reviews at the New York Journal of Books, her poems in small well-lit places.

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Dressing the Seder Table

April 6, 2024

In this sketch, Vashti's ghost confronts the King.

Vashti’s Ghost to Ahasuerus

March 14, 2024

The Woman in the Mirror

March 13, 2024

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Miriam’s Sister’s Song

February 4, 2024

Every Word a Lit Match

October 31, 2023

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Ten Plagues Sestina

January 25, 2023

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