Sally has lived in Charleston, SC, for 30 years, and is still not nearly done exploring it. She makes a living observing and reflecting others, in words and photos. She blew her childrens' minds when she told them that before smartphones, there was this hobby called people watching, and it was socially acceptable to sit in public and spy on strangers.
Read MoreApril values making memories and strives to document and preserve them through writing and scrapbooking. She is a former administrative professional who left the workforce for stay-at-home-mom life once her son was born. If time and money were no object, she’d love to travel the world. April is originally from Southern California and lives in Atlanta with her family.
Read MoreMarielle’s favorite memories are of cooking with her grandmother, and growing up in Asia and the Middle East. Today, she lives in Athens, Georgia where she is a social worker and psychotherapist in private practice. In her spare time, she volunteers as an advocate for children in foster care, advocates for those living with a mental illness or addiction, writes for Conversational, and travels with her husband. She is also a secret binge watcher of 90’s dramedy.
Read MoreMeredith is a former journalist turned corporate media strategist. When she isn’t working or contributing to Conversational, she enjoys exploring new restaurants and breweries around Atlanta with her husband, son and prissy yorkiepoo. She is a storm and preparedness nerd and believes life is too short to not have good food, friends and wine.
Read MoreKara's perfect day is an amalgam of delights such as binge watching Peep Show, starting (but not finishing) a novel, and browsing aviation forums -- all thoughtfully interspersed between long naps. A military brat with the unrealized dream of having a "last move," she's a big believer that people are essentially the same everywhere you go. If you listen without the end goal of speaking, people will surprise you with how open and vulnerable they can be. At the moment Kara is Atlanta-adjacent, with a high-school sweetheart husband and cantankerous little dog.
Read MoreHannah is an alumna of the University of Georgia and a native Atlantan. She’s allergic to both peaches and pecans, but would eat a Vidalia onion a day, if she could. As our resident travel buff, she’s put quite a few pins in the map with the world’s busiest airport as her point of departure. Her favorite date is April 24th — because it's not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket.
Read MoreElizabeth is never very far from a strong cup of coffee or her beloved pup, Ryan. She dreams one day of climbing Mt. Ranier, but is breaking in her boots for now with the foothills and trails of the Southeast. The TBR pile on her bedside table is always a little too ambitiously high - another mountain she dreams of conquering. Elizabeth lives and works in Atlanta.
Read MoreBy day, Katy is a brand marketing leader, while at home her husband and two sons, Wiley and Hill, call her “mama.” Hailing from middle Georgia, today Katy, in her free time, chairs a food insecurity non-profit. If you run into her at an Atlanta bar, she’ll take the Whistle Pig rye or the Loire Valley chenin blanc, thank you.
Read MoreWhile most at home close to the water (having been born among the Great Lakes), Erin Ellison is currently a writer living and working in land-locked Atlanta.
Read MoreJena believes that all the world’s problems could be solved if we collectively resolved ourselves to three pursuits: good food, good stories, and cute shoes. Her ideal 1948 dinner party would include Lucille Ball for laughs, Tallulah Bankhead for drama, Bing Crosby for entertainment, Leo Burnett for inspiration, and a hazmat suit to shield against the cigarette smoke. By day, she runs an award-winning marketing agency in Atlanta, Georgia. By night, she’s dedicated to Conversational, her husband, and her bratty cat.
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