Gadsden Times Opinion: I'm not mad at Emma
Guest commentary on the removal of confederate statues
Meredith Jade Garrett
Writer • Story-teller • Poet • Photographer
Features • How To Build an Art Factory • The University of the South
In Chattanooga, Charlotte Caldwell, C’05, looks to transform the contemporary-art scene in the Southeast with an ambitious dream and a 75,000-square-foot remnant of the family business.
Let the Dream Begin • The University of the South
Jordan Craig, C’11, was on his way to a job interview when he got the phone call of a lifetime. At the time, he was working two jobs and was on a crowded bus in New York City en route to an interview for a third job when he answered a call from his agent.
Website Redesign Project
Wrote conversational, punchy copy for this prospective student-facing platform.
Photo Essay on Belonging
Belonging is connection. It’s mattering. It’s thriving. At Sewanee, we’ve created an environment to foster this sense of belonging. We also know that there is no finality to belonging—it’s continual and evolving. That’s why we’ve built a community full of diverse people whose goal is to walk alongside you no matter what.
Lynching memorials, Confederate statues, and what we choose to teach
By Meredith Garrett
50 Years of Women at Sewanee (video production sample)
We are bold. We are accomplished. We are Sewanee.
Swallow the Stars
A poem commissioned & shared by Tennessee Kids Belong, an organization mobilizing community leaders & members around the foster care system.
Pipeline Genocide: where to go from here
For the first time in my 29 years, I didn’t celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving. I avoided arguments about football, the election, and topsy-turvy family dynamics. At 4 AM on Thanksgiving morning...
Bringing the Iron Men to Life • The University of the South
Everybody who passes through Sewanee’s stone gates—visitors, prospective students, lost souls who take a wrong turn off I-24—will all have one experience in common: They won’t be on the Domain for long before hearing about the Sewanee football team of 1899. In the usual telling of the story, the season played by that team seems more like legend than history—a bit of folklore with a religious slant.
Food for Thought
Food Literacy Project Manager Caroline Thompson hopes the program will eventually expand to provide community cooking classes and summer camps, and lay the groundwork for conversations around food scarcity and food justice.
Making Haste with Waste • The University of the South
At the University Farm, Chris Hornsby, C’19, and his team of hard-working fly larvae are working to change how the world converts food waste to useful compost. hile you might get squeamish at the thought of maggots working their way through a mountain of discarded food waste, Chris Hornsby, C’19, has spent four years studying the process, and he’s here to tell you that it’s more appealing than abhorrent, more captivating than creepy, more engrossing than gross.
My dog died today.
27 Kettlebell Exercises You Can Do Anywhere
Kettlebell workouts help cure boredom by keeping your routine fun through a wide variety of technical moves… so grab your kettlebell by the horns and let’s get started!
Artistry and conversation: Tackling tough issues in many mediums
Silent for too long. An open letter to Rick Burgess.
(Blog Post that reached 12,000+ views in 24 hours)
The Useful Summer • The University of the South
By Meredith Garrett
Why is Sugar Bad For You?
When I was a little kid, I remember having Pop-Tarts and orange juice for breakfast before school. According to the commercials, those were part of a “well-balanced breakfast”. Unfortunately, I was just eating a glorified candy bar and hummingbird nectar (aka sugar water).
Chattanooga Butter feeds local market unique flavors
8 Reasons You're Not Working Out
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A little about me...
I am a writer & Enneagram 4. As a kid, I read every book I could get my hands on. I was a learner, bird watcher, poet, watercolorer, and observer. Now as an adult with a degree in English, I still try to emulate all those authors, artists, and adventurers who raised me.
When I’m not busy being contemplative, I love staying active with fitness and surrounding myself with green things and waterways. Fall is my favorite season, and cinnamon rolls are my guilty pleasure.
I'm also a street poet. I love taking my 1940s Corona typewriter out into the community to tell stories and make collaborative art.
Most of all, I feel like genuine connection with people is at the core of any successful marketing strategy. I find deep fulfillment in being part of a team that values people and their stories.
