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Amy Mercer is a freelance writer
living in Charleston with her
husband and three sons. She has
published two books about living
well with diabetes. When she is
not writing – or spending time
with her family – she is running,
reading and writing book reviews
for The Post and Courier. She
dreams of one day opening her own indie bookstore.
Read more of her work at
Born near Houston, John Kurc
recently relocated to Charleston
and is in awe of the beauty of the
Lowcountry and all it offers. He
enjoys photographing weddings,
ballet performances and musicians
– basically anything with people
as the subject. He has an intense
desire to capture meaningful mo-
ments for a lasting record. “The best part of my career
is the people that I meet. Everyone is beautiful and has
an incredible story to be told,” he said.
Ben Grenaway hails from the
hustle and bustle of St. Louis and
lives in the heart of Charleston.
He works as a photojournalist
for ABC Channel 4 News and as
a freelance writer, photographer
and graphic designer.
Charlie Morrison brings more
than a decade of newsroom expe-
rience, his first story hitting the
shelves in Charleston City Paper
back in 2002. Since that time,
he has published more than 600
articles for West Of, Charleston
City Paper and the James Island
Messenger, which he owned until
April 2015. He is now freelancing on a wide variety
of topics.
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