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Responses to the May issue of Charlotte magazine

To: “Life With No Signal,” p. 22 As distance learning becomes the “new normal,” at least for now, it’s more vital than ever that we eliminate the digital divide. Tweet from@OpportunityCLT

To: “BOB Awards: Best of the Best 2020,” p. 44 Always look forward to this issue! Thank you for putting it together once again!!!

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This year we were given a BOB award from @CharlotteMag for our Investment in Local Art! We are excited to continue to bring the Charlotte community opportunities to connect with local artists. Tweet from@TheMintMuseum

Humbled and Honored to receive Best Chef in @CharlotteMag BOB awards. Thanks everyone so much who made it possible. I have huge competition here in the Queen City. Please support all of our local chefs and restaurants through these tough times. #thereisonlywe Tweet from@che amielynch

Charlotte, we are so honored and humbled to be your @CharlotteMag BOB Awards Winner for the 9th year in a row for Best Pilates/Barre Studio. Your support means the world to us, especially right now. We can’t wait to be back in the studio with you again soon! Tweet from @hilliardstudio

Lots of the bars and restaurants sound amazing, ready to work down the list when we can live again Facebook comment from Kathleen Ennis

I recognize 3 of them. Facebook comment from Tom Warlick, referring to “50 Best Restaurants”

To: “Atlas, Hugged,” p. 86 Through streaming tears I am typing this email a er reading your wonderful article highlighting AC&C and their Staycation program ...

Simply, I thank you for writing a story that touched my heart and I know will touch so many. People will read this and do something. What a gi and as we know, a gi for the dog and for us. On a morning when the stay at home order started, I was wondering how I am going to get through this di cult time. I think it’s ironic that I was reading your article at the exact same time. Excerpt of email from Monika Weymouth to writer Jen Tota McGivney

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Contributors

Shawn Flynn

Wrote “Down to the Core,” page 44

Neighborhood: Cotswold Hometown: Sacramento, California

You might know him from:

Spectrum News, soccer fields, and fundraisers Currently reading: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson

How has your writing process changed during these past few

months? Show, don’t tell! That’s the advice a great editor gave me to push myself to dig deeper to find the meaning behind the story. While challenging, the advice made my writing style more illustrative and impactful.

Jared Misner

Wrote “My Best Friend Died.,” page 54

Neighborhood: Biddleville Hometown: Clearwater, Florida You might know him from: Being the one to order, yes, another round of Jack Beagle’s waffle fries. (If you’re looking for a more serious answer—boo, but I understand: The Chronicle of Higher Education, Our State, Logo and The Knot) Currently reading: The Grapes of Wrath

How has your writing process changed during

these past few months? Well, I’ve been writing about death a lot more recently. That’s new.

Jen Tota McGivney

Wrote “Feed thy Neighbor,” page 23

Neighborhood: Ashbrook Hometown: Northern Virginia You might know her from: Our State, SUCCESS magazine, picnic table at Brawley’s Currently reading: Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright

How has your writing process changed during these past few

months? I’ve perfected the art of typing while rubbing a dog’s belly.