photo by Molly Milroy
Mary Catherine is a writer based in Asheville, North Carolina. Originally from Decatur, Alabama, she relocated to the tar heel state in 2015 with her husband Jordan and their dog, Tom Hanks. Jordan and MC have two sweet children, Mac (6) and Rosie (4). Mary Catherine loves to eat, is fascinated by all things pop culture, and goes to the movies by herself (except on date night, when she resentfully relinquishes like, a tenth of the snacks).
Mary Catherine’s words have been published in Garden & Gun, Southern Living, Huffington Post, Our State, AL.com, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and Capital at Play, among other publications. She writes in lots of styles, from essays for this blog to magazine profiles to copy work for local businesses.
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Take a cruise through some of MC’s work below:
Garden & Gun, digital, May 2024
Garden & Gun, print, May 2024
As We Leave The Hilltop Behind, Was Any of It Real?
AL.com, Op ed, May 2024
Garden & Gun, April 2023
Garden & Gun, February 2023
Garden & Gun, January 2023
Garden & Gun, December 2022
Home Tour: Grandfather Mountain
Designed by Maggie Dillon, this space is full of charm and ideas. SouthernLiving.com, October 2022
Emerald Isle: the Gem of the Crystal Coast
Southern Living, June 2022 issue
Not So Everyday Oil
A Black Mountain Company Stakes its Claim on the Skincare Market and Daily Routines Everywhere
Capital At Play, January 2021
Out on a Limb
A Weaverville Couple Crafts Stunning Treehouses in the Blue Ridge Canopy
Capital at Play, March 2021, cover story
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Cleaning Hardwoods
SouthernLiving.com, January 2022
An Open Letter to Middle School Girls
A viral piece originally featured on Huffington Post
The New Frontier
Capital at Play, April 2021
Here’s To Us
To who we are as mothers, to our mothers, and to the complicated feelings we all may have around “mothering” in general.