The Question

EDITORIAL Alec Etheredge Meg Herndon Michelle Love Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS Carmen Brown Christina & Daniel Dennis Lauren Dowdle Morgan Hunt Sasha Johns Christiana Roussel Mary Tweedy

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 Daniel Holmes Stacey Meadows Tim Prince Brittany Schofield Savana Tarwater Anna Willis Carmen Brown, Writer

Carmen is a feature writer and editor with an M.A. in communication and information sciences from the University of Alabama. She has written for several local and national publications including The Executive, Home Care, Tuscaloosa Magazine and, of course, Shelby Living. In addition to chasing a good story, she loves writing about music, health and fitness, and stories of resilience.

Morgan Hunt, Photographer

Morgan recently finished her MA in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design and also holds a BS in art from the University of Montevallo. With her business, Morgan Hunt Media, she works as a freelance commercial and wedding photographer in the Birmingham area. She believes that photographs have a very unique storytelling ability, and her work lives in a space between journalism and fine art.

Sasha Johns, Writer

Sasha is constantly inspired by the century-old house she inhabits in the heart of Columbiana along with her husband, Robert, and three kids. She is a community columnist for the Shelby County Reporter and co-founder of Common Threads Storytelling. When she’s not spinning a tale or writing about the happenings in our county seat, she can be found at the SCHS football field watching her kids march in the Pride of Shelby County Band.

Christiana Roussel, Writer

Where should we have dinner? Where should we go on our next family vacation or couple’s getaway? What kind of shotgun should I buy? These are all queries writer Christiana Roussel has answered in recent months. While food writing is her original passion, she has really enjoyed expanding her repertoire to include travel and sporting activities that might involve an upland adventure. And no, it is not just because there might be a need for new clothes for the expedition.

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