Contributing Authors

Perspectives from the writers, experts, and storytellers who bring our community to life. Explore the collective voices shaping our pages.

Guest Contributor

Crystal Jackson

Crystal Jackson is a former therapist turned author. She is the author of the “Heart of Madison” series and a poetry book entitled “My Words Are Whiskey.” Her work has featured on Medium, Elephant Journal, Elite Daily and The Good Men Project. When she’s not writing for Medium and working on her next book, you can find Crystal traveling, paddle boarding, running, throwing axes badly but with terrifying enthusiasm, hiking, doing yoga, or curled up with her nose in a book in Madison, Georgia, where she lives with her two wild and wonderful children.

Guest Contributor

Janine Crist

Janine Crist has lived and worked in Georgia for most of her life. Now a resident of Northeast Georgia, she writes novels based on the history of Atlanta and surrounding towns. Her novel, Mary Amazon, is available for purchase online. You can find more information about the book and about the author at MaryAmazon.com and JanineCrist.com.

Guest Contributor

Lacey Campbell

Lacey Campbell grew up in Madison, Georgia, and studied at Emory University. While at Emory University, she pursued her interest in love and happiness. She studied abroad in India, where she practiced meditation and cultivated a greater understanding of well-being. Recently, she completed a masters degree in Bioethics at New York University.

Guest Contributor

Ashlyn Jenkins

Ashlyn Jenkins is a graduate of the University of Georgia and a Bulldog at heart. She has found that her creative heart and love for people has led her to pursue a career in Public Relations where she can use her abilities to write, communicate and create. In her spare time, Ashlyn enjoys writing songs, singing, pilates and spending time with those she loves.

Guest Contributor

Dr. Lisa Clute

Armed with a PhD in microbiology and a veterinary degree, Dr. Lisa Clute writes cozy horror set in haunted Southern towns and sci-fi romances in faraway galaxies. Her stories blend warmth, wonder, and spookiness to keep readers glancing over their shoulders and peeking under the bed before climbing in.

Expect cryptids who aren’t what they seem, cursed antiques, and antagonists who have no idea who they are dealing with. She believes every monster deserves a redemption arc and every reader deserves a little magic and happy endings.

The shadows and cryptids in her world have an abundance of personality and southern charm

Contributing Authors

Crystal Jackson

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