This Issue: Resist!

Guest Contributor Emma Lockridge Dancing with Orange Mound Energizers line dance group.

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Loved Ones,

Please take a look at our cover page image of Emma Lockridge beaming as she holds her lovely fan! You're seeing a dedicated activist who has made significant political strides in the past, as detailed in her article, My Joyful Resistance. Yet here she is, stepping away from the political chaos by dancing to Boots on the Ground with her dance group.

As this issue rolls out, you will find a myriad of ways our Contributors practice resistance. We have expressed our protest through our words, but we also hold a positive vision in our minds, which is reflected as well. And more than that, we are still finding our way to joy.

We smile as we eat Sariin's Thai Braised Pork, and we style through Chery Jordan's Runway Rebels. and Kim Abel's interior design. Art is always a significant part of our recipe, and our digestion is cleared through powerful affirmations for our mothers, Mother Earth, and the universe. This is always our season.

Gate open!

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Vicki Goldston, aka Victorine, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, GARDEN SPICES MAGAZINE