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Candace Echols

Memphis
As seen in: Garden & Gun, The Daily Memphian, Yahoo Life, Aol, National Geographic Traveler, Flipboard, Yahoo, Golf Magazine, Southern Living Magazine, NewsBreak, The Gospel Coalition, StyleBlueprint and
Covers:  Travel, Faith, the Southern U.S., Sports (basketball, baseball, golf), Family

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As a writer, I cover topics that jump out and grab my attention. I only write stories that engage me personally. So, as a mom, I love writing an annual series of stories about the mothers of professional basketball players during the NBA playoffs. As a woman, I love to write about the fascinating and peculiar journey of femininity. As a wife, I love writing about the ups and downs of marriage in my weekly newspaper column in The Daily Memphian. As a Christian, I love writing stories about how …

Candace Echols’s Journalist Portfolio

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Hidden Gem: Green Frog Farm

Hidden Gem: Green Frog Farm

When my husband, Jim, and I first stumbled upon a rental listing for a little cabin in the woods, we had thre…

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This Mississippi Town Is A Holiday Treat For Southerners Of Every Generation

This Mississippi Town Is A Holiday Treat For Southerners Of Every Generation

From gingerbread houses to visits with Santa, see why Oxford, Mississippi, is one of those holiday towns wher…

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Why We Need to Talk About Obedience

Why We Need to Talk About Obedience

Rejecting legalism and pursuing obedience aren't mutually exclusive. We can cultivate a high view of obedienc…

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Two Truths & a Lie about Hormones - Risen Motherhood

Two Truths & a Lie about Hormones - Risen Motherhood

After five pregnancies, five c-sections, and tiptoeing into my forties just as my Irish twins were blazing in…

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Mama Bear: From forgotten shoes to dogsitting, Luke Kennard's mom is there

Mama Bear: From forgotten shoes to dogsitting, Luke Kennard's mom is there

It's not easy to become a shooting guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, but Luke Kennard wasn't alone. "It became…

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Echols: What is your Nashville, Night Three?

Echols: What is your Nashville, Night Three?

"The Taylor vibe was strong not only on stage but also in the crowd, and it came out in how her fans looked a…

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Echols: Music as a metaphor for God

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By Candace Echols
| The Daily Memphian
“The person that invites me to a posture of praise is likely not the same person that brings other people to that place, which is why writers and musicians and artists and creators need to keep doing their thing.” Candace Echols Will Walker Grizz Den Candace Echols on demand Never miss an article. Sign up to receive Candace Echols' stories as they’re published.
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Echols: Will we recognize each other in Heaven?

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By Candace Echols
| The Daily Memphian
Marian Marshall Jones and Frank Jones take a photo on their wedding day. (Courtesy Candace Echols) “The musicians among us will be familiar with the concept of ‘tonic chord.’ It’s that set of notes in a musical score that leaves the ear — and therefore the mind and even the body — feeling settled, complete, finished, at rest.” Guest Columns Candace Echols opinion Candace Echols on demand Never miss an article. Sign up to receive Candace Echols' stories as they’re published.
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Echols: ‘We have dulled our own human-ness’

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By Candace Echols
| The Daily Memphian
“Our culture has some good things going for it, but at the moment, we have dulled our own human-ness in ways that makes the God behind icy winds and spiraling leaves harder and harder to notice.” Candace Echols Christianity opinion Candace Echols on demand Never miss an article. Sign up to receive Candace Echols' stories as they’re published.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but just for kicks. Not for real.

Why did you become a journalist?

Might as well write it all down. It was already going on in my head anyway.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

A year ago, my city endured a series of devastating, highly publicized deaths. I wrote a lament and it's something I still think about.

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