The Wife of Abel Grace
Words By Margaret Jameson, Art By Alyssa Ann Menold
I loved him. You need to understand that. We all loved him. We were created to love him. Whoever that him might be. “You can be anyone you want,” he promised when he first opened my eyes. “You can be someone fierce or kind, quiet or proud. Just want it.”His was the first face I…
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Margaret Jameson
Before becoming obsessed with writing fiction, Margaret Jameson expressed her narrative ideas through music, sound art, and film. Her audio works, soundtracks, and films have been exhibited at film festivals, galleries, and art spaces in New York, California, and Germany, and are part of the digital collections of several institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has also recorded and performed as vocalist/lyricist/co-producer for the music projects Masolit, the Freight Elevator Quartet, and Market. “The Wife of Abel Grace” is her first published piece. She lives in Brooklyn and is completing a collection of short stories and a novel.
Alyssa Ann Menold
Alyssa Ann Menold is an illustrator currently working out of Grand Rapids, MI. She was inspired to pursue illustration as a child, when she’d spend hours browsing books, not just for their content, but for their beautiful covers. That childhood love of the magical dragons and spaceships never faded, and today most of her work is in the science fiction and fantasy genres. She received her BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design, where she currently teaches as an adjunct. She is currently working on her MFA in illustration at Hartford Art School.
