The Commuter

An Organized Girl’s Guide to Overcoming Parent Death

"Grief Log," a story by Venita Blackburn, illustrated by Bianca Alejos

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Grief Log

Illustrator Bianca Alejos earned an Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts from Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, CT and her Bachelor’s Degree in 2D Animation from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. 

About the Author

Venita Blackburn is the author of Black Jesus and Other Superheroes, winner of the 2016 Prairie Schooner book prize for fiction and recipient of the 2018 PEN America Los Angeles literary prize in fiction. She is an Assistant Professor of creative writing at California State University, Fresno. venitablackburn.com

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