Caroline Carlson

Editor, writer, producer, digital strategist. // Expertise in digital journalism, audience engagement, digital products. // Obsessed with clear, engaging, informative narratives, and getting really good stories in front of eyes (and ears).

Arts & Culture

As a classically-trained cellist and pop culture aficionado, my appetite for art, music, enduring trends — and regrettable fads — is considerable.

The Daily Yonder • 6th October 2022

#Cottagecore: Rural Life Goes Viral

The #Cottagecore craze sweeping social media idealizes rural life. Is it a celebration? Or a perversion?

The Daily Yonder • 27th May 2022

Q&A: Improving Access in Rural Alaska with Ms. Wheelchair USA Contestant Kristie Lent

Kristie Lent is the first contestant to represent Alaska in the history of the Ms. Wheelchair USA pageant. She is an advocate for expanding access for people with disabilities in rural areas.

The Daily Yonder • 25th March 2022

Q&A: The Magic of Bookstores in Rural Communities

In Viroqua, Wisconsin, an old tobacco warehouse-turned bookstore filled with over a million books shows that bookselling can still be sustainable, even and especially in rural communities.

The Daily Yonder • 11th March 2022

Q&A: "Cidiot" Podcast Host Mat Zucker on Urbanites in Rural Areas

“Cidiot” is a podcast about the transition from city to rural life. Mat Zucker talked with us about how his perspective has changed over the podcast’s four years of production.

The Daily Yonder • 25th February 2022

Q&A: How to Love a Hometown with J.P. Brammer

¡Hola Papi! columnist John Paul Brammer on growing up queer and biracial in rural Oklahoma.

The Daily Yonder • 20th August 2021

Q&A: Native Musician Robin Hairston on Setting Indigenous Experiences to Blues-Rock Melodies

The Chiricahua Apache singer, harmonica player and lyricist talks about experiences and encounters that have shaped his career, as well as the recent attention Blue Mountain Tribe, his all-Native blues-rock band, has received.

The Daily Yonder • 25th June 2021

10 Rural Recommendations that Celebrate LGBTQ Experiences and Artists

Here at the Daily Yonder (and our publisher, the Center for Rural Strategies) we aim to address rural life and issues in all their fullness and complexity.

Growler Magazine • 9th July 2020

The Growler's 2020 Outdoor Guide: Biking Edition

There is something about the joy of pedaling a bike—legs pumping, wind in your face—that verges on transcendent. Even now, in the midst of incredible upheaval and uncertainty.

Growler Magazine • 22nd May 2020

Minnesota Breweries and Distilleries Cautious, Optimistic about June 1 Reopening Plans

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’ plans for the phased reopening of bars, restaurants, and places of “public accommodation” announced on May 20 is being met with mixed feelings by the state’s brewery and distillery owners.

Growler Magazine • 3rd April 2020

The Growler's Tourism Guide 2020

Whether you regard the prospect of long stretches in the car with cautious enthusiasm or deep dread, the road trip has been a near-ubiquitous American experience for right around a century.

Growler Magazine • 20th November 2019

Drink up Black Friday with these special beer releases

Concerned citizens, fear not: we’ve compiled a list of alternatives to throwing elbows in a department-store-turned-hotbed-of-anarchy during the wee hours of the morning this Black Friday.

IN Food Marketing & Design • 29th October 2018

How we stay creative in an industry known for burnout

Ready for a hot-take from the IN office? Creativity isn’t an inherent characteristic, but rather a practiced skill—like riding a bike, typing on a keyboard or driving a car.

College Coursework • 24th March 2015

When Writing Feels Right

Today the bulk, brunt, and brute force of my written words are absorbed by the keys of a thirteen-inch MacBook Pro.

College Coursework • 9th September 2014

'Style' in Language, and Music

In his book The Classical Style, Rosen says that the history of music cannot be understood in the same way that the history of a language can, even though both are communicative by nature and often compared.

I wrote the script for this TV commercial publicizing a concert in the Summit Avenue Music Series, a series of chamber music recitals held in New Ulm, Minnesota.