Madison Brown is a senior majoring in Communicative Disorders with a minor in Creative Writing. She grew up eating casseroles and chicken pot pie. In her spare time, she draws cupcakes and bowls of soup for a future art shop.
Sarah Eichelberger is a junior at The University of Alabama, majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Digital, Public and Professional Writing. She grew up in the Chicago suburbs, where cornfields stretched for miles, Cool Whip counted as a salad ingredient and “snow days” were promised far more often than they were delivered.
Fantasia Kates is a junior from Columbus, Georgia majoring in criminal justice with a minor in creative writing. She grew up eating wings and fries with ranch on the side and walking to the River Walk on a daily basis.
Grayce Kilkenny is a senior at the University of Alabama with a major in Public Relations and a minor in Digital, Public, and Professional Writing. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, where she enjoyed slow-cooked burnt ends and powdered cheese on tacos. She enjoys reading suspense novels, watching movies, and cooking.
Ethan Graham is a returning student finishing his Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature with a Minor in Creative Writing. He grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama eating home-cooked meals from lasagna to salmon croquettes. For six years, he worked as a cook in a Thai restaurant in Tuscaloosa, learning how to work a wok. The restaurant’s gone, but he remained.
Chloe Parchman is a Junior at The University of Alabama. She is an English major with a creative Writing minor. She is currently writing a novel on spirituality and philosophy! Her passions for creative expression are evident in her day to day life as well as her career pursuits!
Everett Corson from Dallas, Texas grew up enjoying home cooked meals from his grandmothers, fish he caught with his father, and the culinary culture in Texas. At the University of Alabama, Everett studied creative media and creative writing. As an artist, he is proud to have contributed his artistic ability to the Our Roots issue.
Rachel Hood is a senior English major from Jasper, AL. She grew up eating chicken and dumplings and biscuits and gravy. She is currently pursuing a job in publishing
Scott Shepherd is a Junior at The University of Alabama as an English major and a Business Management minor. Scott grew up in Hoover , Alabama eating various themes of dishes from different countries such as American, Italian and caribbean foods throughout most of his life. Seafood is his favorite.