Story Details
Categories Fantasy Magical Realism
In this reprint, originally published at CastofWonders.org, Ville Meriläinen explores how grief can take an oppressive hold on the imagination as well as the healing power of art as we create— and by creating take control once again of our lives and meaning the universe holds for us. It’s why Ava paints the horses.
Author Details
Ville Meriläinen writes fiction like the Finnish winter: Dark and depressing and someone probably dies. His reprint short stories are collected at https://curiousfictions.com/authors/111-ville-merilainen and violin/piano duets at https://soundcloud.com/carcass-eater. Find his novels "Ghost Notes" and "30 Rounds of Silver" on Amazon. Ava Paints the Horses was written when “my grandma died and I wrote a bunch of sad stories the following year to process it.”
Illustrator Details
Jane is the Founder of Chroma Marketing Essentials, a digital marketing agency located in Jeannette PA. She holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and more years of experience than she cares to count. Before founding CME, Jane worked as an Artist, Art Lead, Art Director, and Project Manager for the computer game developer DreamForge Intertainment, where she worked on a number of early computer games, including Roger Zelazny’s Chronomaster. Jane, a lifetime fan of science-fiction and fantasy, has joined her husband Scot in forming DreamForge Magazine.
Ava Paints the Horses, by Ville Meriläinen
Author Details
Ville Meriläinen writes fiction like the Finnish winter: Dark and depressing and someone probably dies. His reprint short stories are collected at https://curiousfictions.com/authors/111-ville-merilainen and violin/piano duets at https://soundcloud.com/carcass-eater. Find his novels "Ghost Notes" and "30 Rounds of Silver" on Amazon. Ava Paints the Horses was written when “my grandma died and I wrote a bunch of sad stories the following year to process it.”
Illustrator Details
Jane is the Founder of Chroma Marketing Essentials, a digital marketing agency located in Jeannette PA. She holds a degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and more years of experience than she cares to count. Before founding CME, Jane worked as an Artist, Art Lead, Art Director, and Project Manager for the computer game developer DreamForge Intertainment, where she worked on a number of early computer games, including Roger Zelazny’s Chronomaster. Jane, a lifetime fan of science-fiction and fantasy, has joined her husband Scot in forming DreamForge Magazine.
