Contributors

EDITORIAL Meg Herndon Michelle Love Anna Grace Moore Keith McCoy Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS Evelyn Adams Carmen Brown James Culver Rachel Culver Lauren Dowdle Lily Prince Christiana Roussel Heather Skaggs Chandra Sparks Splond Mary Tweedy Lauren Ustad

DESIGN Jamie Dawkins Connor Martin-Lively Kimberly Myers Briana Sansom

MARKETING Octavia Campbell Evann Campbell Jessica Caudill Kari George Michaela Hancock Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Tori Montjoy Viridiana Romero

ADMINISTRATION

Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Alec Etheredge Stacey Meadows Tim Prince Brittany Schofield Savana Tarwater Anna Willis Evelyn Adams, Photographer

Evelyn Adams is an Alabama-based photographer with a passion for turning even the mundane, everyday into art. Specializing in portraiture and lifestyle photography, she sees beauty in taking a backseat during photoshoots when she can — to watch, to learn, to capture and compose. Evelyn strives to take a documentary approach to her art. Check out her work on her Instagram: @evelynadams.co and her website: evelynadams. co.

Carmen Brown, Writer

Carmen earned her master’s degree in communication and information sciences from the University of Alabama. She has worked as a magazine feature writer for the last 15 years and also works as a writing coach and copy editor. Her work has been published in HomeCare, Tuscaloosa Magazine, The Executive and more. She enjoys writing articles on a variety of topics but especially health and wellness and inspirational articles on human resilience. Check out her website at carmensheabrown. com.

James Culver, Photographer

James lives in the Birmingham area with his wife, Rachel, a native of Homewood, and their three children, Callie, James III and John Michael. James is a graduate of Auburn University and spent years in Atlanta working as a graphic designer, creative director and photographer. He specializes in event, real estate and portrait photography, and he can be found on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at @jculvercreative and at jculver.com.

Chandra Sparks Splond, Writer

Chandra is an editor, speaker and award-winning author and blogger. She was the consulting editor for BET Books/Arabesque romance. She has also edited for several New York Times, USA Today and Essence bestselling authors and worked as a copy editor for Good Housekeeping Magazine. Visit her at chandrasparkssplond.com.

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