My political awakening, like so many other Americans, came in the fall of 2016 Having grown up around politics in the suburbs of Washington D.C., I’d always been the “lil liberal” of my Southern family. As a writer, I realized early on that there was power in my pen and at this keyboard. But it… Read more »
Scarlett O’Hara, we all know her and love her. She’s the green-eyed Southern belle full of grit and grace, and who only has eyes for Ashley Wilkes and her beloved Tara. O’Hara is one of the most iconic female fictional characters of all time and is the main protagonist in Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel Gone… Read more »
MTV announced its new “reality” show for the summer: Buckhead Shore. As promoted on MTV’s website: “In Buckhead, Georgia (a.k.a. the Beverly Hills of the South), longtime friends enjoy a lakeside summer vacation filled with fun days, wild nights and high-drama hookups.” My Southern heart broke a bit reading this B.S. Yes, Atlanta’s zip code… Read more »
It feels like I need to explain myself. Some of y’all who I love dearly were a bit perplexed at how outspoken I am regarding the decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. Family and close friends know I’ve been the “little liberal” pretty much my whole life. But here’s something you don’t know… As I’ve… Read more »
Jo’s Cafe embodies the theme song from the iconic television show Cheers. You remember the tune “Where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.” Over the last year or so, my husband and I have found some of our favorite people, food, and “our table” at Jo’s Cafe. Named after “Aunt Jo”… Read more »
Once upon a time, in 2018, hearts across the Bulldog nation broke After a battle of a National Championship game in which the Dawgs led for most of playtime, Bama came back for Saban to win another one of his God-knows-how-many titles. The next morning, a rainy day in January, it felt like the entire… Read more »