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Jael Montellano

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Jael Montellano is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, essay, and entertainment writing currently residing in Chicago. She holds a BA in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago (and hopes to eventually hold an MFA), but oftentimes dabbles in other fine-art related media such as filmmaking and photography. A dreamer since childhood, she credits her macabre imagination to the late-night viewing of Tim Burton films, the blood-soaked pages of Edgar Allan Poe works, and the melancholy tales of Ray Bradbury.

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