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PUB LETTER CONTRIBUTORS FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS James Patrick James Patrick is an award-winning and internationally published photographer and bestselling author based in Arizona. He also works as an entrepreneur coach, marketer, podcast host and public speaker covering a variety of topics including photography, marketing and business development. What all this means is James is a storyteller who has a bevy of mediums to craft and share his stories. His mission is to create art and opportunity for others. See more of his work at JamesPatrick.com. See “Undercover Stories” on page 90. Connor Judson Garrett Molly Clancy 2017 Edward Readicker-Henderson Travel Classics Award recipient Con- nor Judson Garrett honed his craft as an advertising copywriter in Los Angeles. He is the author of two poet- ry books — Become The Fool and Life in Lyrics. His writing has appeared in Private Clubs Magazine and ads for major brands such as Texas Pete and Ziprecruiter. His debut novel Falling Up in The City of Angels will be re- leased in 2019. Read “The Southern Stonehenge” on page 44. Molly Clancy is a freelance writer and editor based in Savannah, Georgia. She grew up on the shores of Lake Erie, but her heart’s home is in the hills of Pitts- burgh. She loves finding a good story in the obscure and mundane, especially if it involves food, music, art or beer. Her work has appeared in Pitt Magazine, The Bluff magazine, and scattered corners of the Internet. She inter- views local restaurantuer Melody Rodriquez de Ortiz on page 60 and reports on Southern weed in “High Time This Happened” on page 30. Mark Anderson At the end of December 2017, Mark retired from a career with the federal government and moved with his family from Maryland to Bluffton. He has written magazine articles, blogs, press releases, resumes and a variety of other documents throughout his career. He enjoys warm weather, golf, fishing, volunteering, taking long walks on Hilton Head Island’s beach- es and enjoying time with family and friends. Check out his work in “All the Right Moves” on page 58. 14 SOUTH June | July 2019 Michele Roldán-Shaw Michele Roldán-Shaw is an author, artist, adventurer and seeker of truth and solitude. When not roaming the wilderness, she leads a very boring life of writing and meditation in her beloved home office (actually an RV.) Her current personal project and heartstring is a series of children’s books based on ancient tales about the Buddha’s past lives, which illus- trate ethics like kindness, compas- sion, honesty, work ethic and sound judgment. Read “The Other Side of Jekyll” on page 126.