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here are times when the stars seem to align in my life (look for this phrase in my conversation with Stacey Abrams because it’s coming 'round again). And this was the case when I was approached to be a guest editor for The Bitter Southerner, a magazine I have come to admire and, yes, learn from, given so many of its gifted contributors and editors.

Like so many of us in this difficult moment in history, I was being continually bombarded with despair from so many directions, including the media … well, not all media.

The Bitter Southerner stands out as a shining star, its content aligning with my feelings about what are, for sure, challenging times.

I’ve had to forgo a lot of the things I normally enjoy — going to parties and giving them (yes, I LOVE giving parties) or going to the movies or the theater with my Squad — eight sisters of varying ages who I Zoom with once a week.

(These women often share my passions and my perspectives — and when they don’t, their well-thought-out a