Turning an Old Dating Cliche on Its Head — His smile-bordering-on-smirk, 5 o’clock shadow, and swagger compelled me to swipe right. Normally I would have swiped left on his profile, but I made a decision at the beginning of the year to date outside my usual parameters. …

A BMT Mixtape Dedicated to Wynonna Judd — I took my son up to Oxford, Tupelo, Graceland, and Memphis over the Easter break. I’d never been to that part of the country before despite living on the Mississippi coast for almost three years. A long overdue adventure! A tour of Sun Records; the perfect spring day at Graceland…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — I’m not sure that I can pick a favorite mixtape theme because I love each of my mixtapes. But there’s something extra special when I land on a kooky-licious theme that I know no one else is going to think of. There’s so much territory that’s already been explored within…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — Today’s theme feels predictable yet it’s taken me 4 1/2 years of writing about music to explore it so I get a pass, right? If I remember correctly, I stumbled upon Al Corley’s song accidentally and realized I might be able to work the title into something viable. Voila! Most…

The True, Ridiculous Story of Ray Bushrow — Yesterday was another quiet day in the life of Bonnie until my house painter, Vinny (in the photo above), sent me a text out of the blue around 6 pm. “If you’re around, I’ll swing by to show you my new toy.” (That wasn’t a euphemism. He’s been such a…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — This mixtape might be premature, but I don’t fight this thing that I do. So…spring it is even if it’s still winter in much of the country! Of course, here in my tiny Mississippi town, it’s already warming up. I’m not ready for the unrelenting heat, but we had some…

No, Seriously — It’s well-established that #bonnieluck is, in fact, a very real phenomenon. When people first meet me, I see their disbelief. But if they know me long enough, they always come around to see I wasn’t overstating or joking. My life is blessed, but my luck is astoundingly ridiculous. Heck, if…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — This feels very overdue, doesn’t it? It’s an established fact that I’m a sapiosexual. Well, a shallow sapiosexual since I care about physical appearance, too. I make no apologies! I don’t like pretentiousness, but intelligence is definitely one of my biggest turn-ons. Other Bonnie likes: glasses, cardigans, a shawl collar…

A BMT Mixtape for The Riff — I’m busting out biblical references, y’all! Confession: naming my silly mixtapes is one of my greatest joys. I think I heard a song on Sirius with “water” in the title and this theme popped into my head. …