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# Gabrielle Pelayo

Gabrielle Pelayo is an Illinois-based author who loves making characters on the mic, on the page, and on the stage. She has previously had short stories and poems published with the likes of Querencia Press, Contemporary Jo, and the Heartland Society of Women Writers, to name a few. Her work largely focuses on topics such as invisible disabilities, mental health, and human emotion, subjects that hold great personal value. Picking apart people's inner thoughts is her thing.

**Author**

Gabrielle Pelayo is an Illinois-based author who loves making characters on the mic, on the page, and on the stage. She has previously had short stories and poems published with the likes of Querencia Press, Contemporary Jo, and the Heartland Society of Women Writers, to name a few. Her work largely focuses on topics such as invisible disabilities, mental health, and human emotion, subjects that hold great personal value. Picking apart people's inner thoughts is her thing.

## Coverage

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