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Hi! My name is Heather.

I'm a writer, editor, fact-checker, project manager, etc.

 

My path from poverty-stricken small towns in Alabama to a major metropolitan magazine made me a better journalist: The challenges I faced growing up deepened my empathy for the disenfranchised and forced me to navigate the ever-widening gulf between rural and urban, between haves and have-nots. As a first-generation college graduate married to an immigrant, I’m passionate about producing journalism that explores and expands our understanding of experiences and perspectives different from our own.

 

​I live in Atlanta with Oswald (cat), Lalo (another cat), Tater Tot (dog), and Sahil (husband). If you'd like to get together or share a story idea, reach out here or at hthrlnb [at] Gmail.

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