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Carla Jean Whitley | Ink-Stained Life

Birmingham, Ala., writer, editor, teacher and yogi

  • Books
    • Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
    • Birmingham Beer
    • Balancing Act: Yoga Essays
  • About
    • Resume
  • Portfolio
    • Art
    • Community issues
    • Essays
    • Literary coverage
    • Music
    • Travel
  • Blog

I’m a Birmingham, Alabama-based writer and editor who is curious about the intersections of culture, community and the built and natural environments. I tell those stories through the written word as well as audio, video, social media, speaking engagements and teaching.

Books

-Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music
-Balancing Act: Yoga Essays
-Birmingham Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Magic City

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Portfolio

See examples of my past work on community issues, art, books, essays, travel and music.

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A stack of books on a green background. The books are (from top to bottom) Sandwich by Catherine Newman, The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley, Just Like Glass by Amy Wight Chapman, Heartbreak is the National Anthem by Rob Sheffield, and Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.

My favorite books of 2024

Each year my dear friend Rachel Burchfield Appling invites me on her podcast, “I’d Rather Be Reading,” to discuss the year in books. Our fourth-annual year in review is live now.

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