Snippets Paperback - 2004

From beauty queens to butterbeans, diaries to dirt, rag-tag to bob-ends, Beth Boswell Jacks has a story. Give the scamp a topic, she's got a wacky experience and a pithy opinion. Urged to use Scarlett Bombeck as a pen name, Southern newspaper columnist Jacks demurred, saying, "Bombeck? I'm not familiar with that name. Is her mama from Mobile?" Feeling pizzlesprung? SNIPPETS stories are as simple as a boiled chicken, but they'll perk you up right smart. Kick back and enjoy! What the critics say: "'The other day I was lounging on the couch with my morning coffee and newspaper, ' wrote Beth Boswell Jacks in one of her Snippets stories. You get that feeling every time you read one of her columns: Here is a warm, articulate Southern lady sitting down to chat with you about all her fascinating experiences and all her intriguing thoughts. Jacks is one of those Deep South writers whose works have a distinctive regional flavor but transcend the South to appeal to people of all regions and all persuasions. She's a gentle kind of writer who can dissect an issue without drawing blood. Enjoy her writing with your morning coffee, your afternoon tea or your evening whatever. It will enhance the experience." - Gene Owens, columnist, Greasepit Grammar "Life without Snippets would be like Mississippi without Magnolias." - Mark Boehler, Editor, Daily Corinthian