Gab

Gab (real name Melissa Douglas; born August 28, 1985) is an artist, writer, and web developer who lives in Murray, Utah, USA. Her fursona is a meerkat.

History
Gab discovered the furry community in 1997 after seeing Disney’s The Lion King and discovering lionking.org’s mailing list and chatrooms. From there, she was introduced to the art site Yerf, and to the work of Tracy Butler.

Inspired by Butler’s ability to tell a story, Gab threw herself into her work, determined to "get good" until she was accepted into Yerf’s artistic community. This eventually lead to Gab discovering the Pokemorph MUSH, which she ended up helping to run as a member of staff.

Gab was a guest of honour at ConFuzzled 2013.

Creative works
Enjoying drawing, Gab does personal commissions, freelance illustrations, and produces a webcomic called Dangerous Cute that updates weekly. In September, 2009, Gab's artwork featured as a banner on Fur Affinity.

Gab's writings tend towards Middle-Grade and Young Adult novels, and the occasional picture book. She runs a writing group that meets weekly to critique manuscripts of varying genres, and she has assisted with the annual Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers conference.