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CONTRIBUTORS
This issue is a welcome back for writer Casey Nilsson , a former Rhode Island Monthly staff member who wrote award-winning journalism for this magazine for about a decade until the end of 2021 . She dug into “ The Metamorphosis of Butterfly Farm ,” a place that had special meaning to her growing up . “ I grew up in Lincoln , and the silos at Butterfly Farm always felt , to me , like a gateway to town ,” she says . “ After long trips , I would see them and think : ‘ We ’ re home .’ Dan Flynn ( fun fact : we went to school together ) felt this sentiment to his core , and the town has watched as he transformed the farm from a symbolic home to an authentic one for the Lincoln community .” Nilsson is currently the director of communication and brand strategy at Bryant University and has also written for Boston magazine .
Award-winning contributing photographer Wolf Matthewson captured the rustic shots at Butterfly Farm for Nilsson ’ s feature story . He was spellbound by the natural beauty found only a fifteen-minute ride from the city of Providence . “ I can ’ t count how many times I ’ ve driven past Butterfly Farm ,” he says . “ In all that time , I never realized just how big the property actually was until I had the privilege of driving around the farm with Dan and his crew for this story . Such a beautiful place .”
Rhode Island Monthly intern Eve Stockwell recently graduated from Emory University with a degree in philosophy , politics and law . Eve hopes to use the skills she honed at Emory and this magazine to pursue a career in editorial work . For this issue , Eve spoke with Tom Brun , owner of the Indoor Tennis Court in East Providence , to learn more about this historic sporting facility . “ As a former high school tennis player , I jumped at the opportunity to write a piece touching on the history of the sport that I love in my home state ,” she says . 🆁
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