Mark Blackwell makes his home in an area of Brown County where“ the roadway is rough and the slopes are seamed with ravines and present a meatless, barren, backbone effect.” He was born in the last century and still spends considerable time there. He plays music with the“ Lost Shoe String Band” when he can get away with it, writes for Our Brown County, and only works when he has to.
Chrissy Alspaugh is a freelance writer and owner of Christina Alspaugh Photography. She lives in Bartholomew County with her husband, Matt; 2-year-old son, Dane; and a dog and two cats that are growing increasingly tolerant of being ridden by a toddler. She grew up in West Lafayette and her parents, two older brothers, and their families all moved to Bartholomew and Brown counties in 2008. She can be reached at < christina _ alspaugh @ yahoo. com >. View her work at < ChristinaAlspaughPhotography. com > or on Facebook.
Paige Langenderfer is a freelance writer and communications consultant. She writes for numerous Indiana publications, and is a featured columnist in The Republic. She earned her Bachelor’ s degree in journalism from Indiana University and her Master’ s degree in public relations management from IUPUI. Paige lives in Columbus with her husband and two dogs. She can be contacted at < langenderferpaige @ gmail. com >.
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Henry“ Hank” Swain( 1918-2014) moved to Brown County with his bride Mardi in 1947. He supported a family of five daughters by building homes. Hank’ s books Leaves for the Raking, and Why Now? are bi-products of writing for Our Brown County. He served the Chamber of Commerce, the Nashville United Methodist Green Room class, the Bloomington Society of Friends, League of Women Voters, and WRAPS( Writers, Readers and Poets Society).
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