In 2011, Amy started the blog Vodka Cranberry Clooney to shine light on dark subjects, make people laugh and - sometimes - cry. More than anything, she started it so others might not feel so alone.
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About Amy Amy Bickers was born and raised in Louisiana, where the first question visitors get asked is, "Would you like a drink?" (The second question is "Would you like another?") Amy began her career in 1997 at The Times, a Gannett newspaper in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she was an award-winning features writer and named Outstanding Writer in 2001. In 2003, Amy moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where the first question newcomers are asked is, "Who do you root for? Auburn or Alabama?" (The second question is "Do you have a church home?") From 2003 to 2010, Amy worked at Southern Living, one of the country’s most popular lifestyle magazines. After a stint as associate home editor, Amy switched to the travel department and wrote stories about high-adrenaline adventures – attending surf camp with her son and zip lining off a 100-foot-high tower in Georgia – and low-adrenaline adventures like taking her daughter for her first massage and pedicure. When hearing about her job, people frequently said, “Must be nice.” It was. Amy was the editor of six Southern Living Special Editions and she often contributed to the magazine’s back page column, Southern Journal. Several of her essays are featured in Southern Living Heirloom Recipe Cookbook and Southern Living Comfort Food. Her work has also appeared in HGTV Magazine and Coastal Living. The publication of Amy's debut memoir The Geography of You and Me: A Memoir was funded through an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign. Amy spoke about coping with trauma and grief at TEDxBirmingham 2016. |
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The Geography of You and Me: A Memoir |
Mr. Clooney Takes a Wife
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