https://www.brookehatfield.com/about daily 0.75 2025-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/21f2eff5-ccbb-49e6-981c-f15394594cc2/me_600.jpg Contact - Hi! I’m Brooke. I’m a writer and artist who loves language, particularly within visual mediums like user interfaces or embroidery patterns. By day, I’m a Staff Content Designer at Intuit Mailchimp, where I help product teams build useful, usable experiences. In previous lives, I’ve worked in non-profit communications, alt-weekly design, and small-town newspaper reporting. I’ve also led collaborative creative projects like the Eudora Welty Portrait Reader and the Flannery O’Connor Portrait Zine. My byline has appeared in the Billfold, Washington City Paper, Atlanta Magazine, Everyday Genius, and Write Club Atlanta. Want to chat about working together? Get in touch. https://www.brookehatfield.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-06 https://www.brookehatfield.com/work daily 1.0 2026-01-22 https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/mailchimp monthly 0.5 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/f8d9c52c-936b-49d9-8f7c-3bc38ff4ce15/Super+cool+headshot https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/georgia-organics monthly 0.5 2022-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/5333afca-115e-4955-bdab-f25f56669a25/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+12.02.50+AM.png Work - Georgia Organics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/a58f81e6-e8f5-48bb-9f47-57305a2288a3/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+12.03.20+AM.png Work - Georgia Organics https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/women-of-frozen-pizza-history-rose-totino monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/2fc9a11b-e822-4d48-a341-4a9176c46e24/EaPZK4hXgAAqXzF.jpg Work - Women of Frozen Pizza History: Rose Totino Photo by Lizzy Johnston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/561a059a-c032-4816-8542-8059b078cb47/EaPW4W0XYAEMJ1s.jpeg Work - Women of Frozen Pizza History: Rose Totino Photo by Lizzy Johnston https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/whats-the-deal-with-archie-butt monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/6bd382c5-79ee-4896-8220-59dcfbb0b1ad/butt-elevator.jpeg Work - Pecha Kucha: What's the deal with Archie Butt? - What’s the deal with Archie Butt? After weeks of looking at Archie Butt’s face—and name!—on the wall of a Ponce City Market elevator, I had to know more. Thanks to @PechaKucha_ATL for letting me tell his fascinating story back in 2019. https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/cross-stitch monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/9f8f975c-9ce6-4f1b-8c63-88d15d00b321/coolcrying.jpeg Work - Cross stitching :cool-crying:, 2018, thread and Aida fabric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/24d97965-f36a-413d-86be-7c268b4fb298/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-09-03%2Bat%2B4.58.21%2BPM.png Work - Cross stitching Gameboy, 2018, thread and Aida fabric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/d7c17f62-0913-456a-866b-704d09074eb5/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-09-03%2Bat%2B4.58.11%2BPM.png Work - Cross stitching Super Nintendo controller, 2018, thread and Aida fabric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/7ea3ea7a-4759-40e2-8df7-e97f960da6b1/terra.gif Work - Cross stitching Terra's victory dance, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/4876add7-1097-4032-a8ab-9f018997fbb9/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-09-04%2Bat%2B8.36.37%2BPM.png Work - Cross stitching Regarding 2016, 2018, thread and Aida fabric https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/55e3516a-0775-48d3-9390-ff096ddc3cb1/egglant-hatfield-1024x999.jpeg Work - Cross stitching https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/washington-city-paper monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/e1e2e11a-0d56-4bbd-86e6-09e88b9b9469/6_bikecover.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/5f27e1a4-b2e6-45ed-a7c8-45dc45fdb004/6_barry.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/38844d8a-9284-4baa-b79b-ed58e21b2629/6_beerissue.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/372bab35-339d-4b40-9aff-694b9f823b02/6_classcover.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/1f80ef97-6204-4ea4-b2fd-944d0bfdf1b1/6_coverfront32.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/c23cc6ee-4a21-4264-8a26-811e81d7da28/6_coverhat.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/394173bc-815e-4784-964a-49ebc05f1a1b/6_manncover.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/cec8b044-0c55-4b09-98aa-02381e538247/6_metalpoll.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/fe3e648a-a381-4c73-b46a-a75da770bda9/9_craftypaper.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/7eed2515-bd18-4d54-bcc5-be748b85b71b/9_craftyposter.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/cacafddb-d323-407c-bd57-02c04256f57a/9_posterinwild.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/75b54af1-8f64-4b95-b0dc-a24a560be135/9_shirt.jpg Work - Washington City Paper https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/rupaul-cross-stitch-animation-workshop monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/02078e38-e473-4c8d-ac1d-60acc1e5b153/rustitch_web3.jpeg Work - Rupaul Cross Stitch Animation Workshop Frame 7, my contribution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/70f30c3b-05fb-4290-8591-0b67be6af8e8/RuPaulCrossStitchAnimationWorkshop_zps270bf0cf.gif Work - Rupaul Cross Stitch Animation Workshop The final GIF. Credit Aubrey Longley-Cook. https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/flannery-oconnor-portrait-zine monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/df372ba8-2d2b-49d4-86e7-15467b51072c/square1.jpg Work - Flannery O'Connor Portrait Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/90f900a9-be99-4129-8b13-cc54c462ccb2/square3.jpg Work - Flannery O'Connor Portrait Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/43f8311c-119c-45eb-89fd-b2e08c3fe9b9/square4.jpg Work - Flannery O'Connor Portrait Zine https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/illustrations monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/131c78fc-5fd3-4fc9-b577-ba6d3bc409e6/gravy.jpg Work - Illustrations Cover illustration for the Southern Foodways Alliance’s Gravy quarterly in spring 2014. Yes, it's real ham, and yes, it was delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/7864fdf8-c128-4f77-8967-93e4691099a7/buttermints.jpeg Work - Illustrations Illustration for an article about butter mints for the Southern Foodways Alliance’s Gravy quarterly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/e4acc410-25ce-4b05-8cdc-08db3cfabe8a/12_12_mlkillo.jpeg Work - Illustrations Illustration for “The Other Ellipse: Could Three Little Dots Have Fixed the MLK Memorial?” for Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/557ff6d7-433e-42ba-9b6d-7ad198acaf69/12_12_wrongfuldeath.jpeg Work - Illustrations Illustration for “South Capitol Shootings: The Mourning After. Can you fix grief with lawsuits or legislation?” for Washington City Paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/9f98ecdf-ad8d-4639-a96e-7f5c83012da6/12_mario_v2.jpg Work - Illustrations Illustration for "The National Symphony Orchestra’s Video-Game Summer" for Washington City Paper https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/the-eudora-welty-portrait-reader monthly 0.5 2022-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/a48f98c0-21c4-4e53-a823-ee3d54ab1a39/cover.jpg Work - The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/3a190dad-bdbf-4917-a38b-9b02f5b9db03/eudora_2.jpeg Work - The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/a8f393df-a342-4cb8-a282-e92e96bea8ed/eudoora.jpeg Work - The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader Eu-door-a, my contribution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/69063c29-5307-4a3d-bab0-e7c072869f99/eudora_inside.jpeg Work - The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/95030119-f6ad-4016-a357-ed7d1850fad5/spread1.jpg Work - The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/047729c5-59a5-4f00-b99b-57ef0819356e/spread2.jpg Work - The Eudora Welty Portrait Reader https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/conga-parrot monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/78fca334-6f3b-4584-874b-0a27e878e05f/bg_4_1_final.gif Work - Conga parrot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/4932c0a4-9a6d-4cdd-a2bd-94f22e098fb2/IMG_5594.jpeg Work - Conga parrot https://www.brookehatfield.com/work/lost-fast-food-franchises monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/9459918c-0006-4b07-ba3f-17e6ee92d804/erlineFINAL.jpg Work - Lost Fast Food Franchises Erline Lang: Her early success opening for the Carter Family did not prepare her for the cut-throat world of potted meats. She spent much of the ‘80s finishing off her inventory and licking her wounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/0803450a-86db-4317-b7ef-e24328aabdf3/butterbeanFINAL.jpg Work - Lost Fast Food Franchises Chester “Butterbean” Biggins: It didn’t take long for Chester’s gravy empire to implode, felled by a truly horrific biscuit recipe. Sadly his soft, fluffy pompadour wasn’t a prescient hairstyle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/e2687e95-36a7-4a0f-a884-d6bd023e1222/jerryleeFINAL.jpg Work - Lost Fast Food Franchises Jerry Lee Williams: Jerry Lee bought a tanning bed when he signed to Tennessee Records. At the height of his ultraviolet radiation addiction, this would-be cheese straw baron was a perfect shade of sharp cheddar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/01576555-51e4-4bc1-8420-299e5b42b14c/phyllisFINAL.jpg Work - Lost Fast Food Franchises Phyllis Terwilliger: She tried to popularize popcorn possum nuggets, but aside from some cousins on her mama’s side, consumer demand played dead. Her star resurfaced during the disco era, when she had a crossover hit with “You SOB (Sure Oughta Boogie).” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625e13d545fc093ac72b8c04/e8e70926-e9c7-4ee7-8a14-6b2ddebb1a40/suebobFINAL.jpg Work - Lost Fast Food Franchises Sue-Bob Caruthers: One of Sue-Bob’s first gigs was backing Dolly Parton on her 1973 tour, and ever thereafter she overstuffed her pear salads with mayonnaise. Friends would later joke that the delicacy held a Freudian appeal for her. (They would be correct.)