CONTRIBUTORS

Kate M. Carey

CONTRIBUTING WRITER A former Ohioan and Buckeyes football fan, I have my toes firmly placed in the sands of Topsail Island. I write fiction about people and the strange things they do for love and essays on the politics of everyday life. My work has appeared in Noctua, Indiana Voice, The Tishman Review, Panoply, Camel City Digest, Savannah Writers Anthology, and County Line Journal, and I am a guest columnist for Women AdvaNCe. My husband, who is an Episcopal priest, and I moved to North Carolina in 2015 and have adult children living in Ohio and Florida.

Mike Johnson

CONTRIBUTING WRITER I am a previous winner of the Piccolo Spoleto Fiction Open, two-time winner of the SC Fiction Project and former editorial director of Men, Ink. While my work has appeared in many reputable newspapers and journals around the Southeast, my silly and irreverent ravings can be found on my blog, Lunaphyte. I live in Hampstead with my wife and two children.

Shay Perna

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER I am a professional photographer based out of Sneads Ferry. I don’t call any particular place home since I’m a military brat and now a military wife and I haven’t ever stayed too long in one particular area. Through the years and seeing so many beautiful places, I became fascinated with photography. My love for it grew so much after I had my children that it led me to a job that I absolutely love! I specialize in families and couples, maternity, glamour and boudoir photography, and I pride myself in providing not just another photo shoot but an incredible portrait experience.