Meet Abraham
Hey, I'm Abraham! I recently graduated from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where I majored in English with a concentration in film and media studies. At Grinnell, I was one of the editors in chief of The Scarlet & Black (the S&B for short), the College's student-run weekly newspaper. (Note: S&B links have been slow to load lately, but will after a minute or so!)
I started as a writer for the S&B and shifted into the position of arts and features editor after my first year. In 2021, I stepped into the role of editor in chief, co-leading our paper through an exciting period of transition as campus came back to life after over a year of remote learning.
My favorite pieces to write are reviews and profiles, like my take on season two of "Euphoria" or my feature on a small-town barbershop behind Iowa's apprenticeship program.
I have also written and edited many investigative articles that shed light on the personal stories behind institutional changes and events. I learned that the most difficult stories are often the most important, like this one which the Iowa College Media Association recognized as a runner-up in the Best News Reporting category.
Besides journalism, I also love to write fiction and creative nonfiction. I'm also interested in how contemporary fiction represents queer identity in the aftermath of abuse, a topic I pursued through a summer research project with Professor Steve Andrews. This culminated in a capstone essay, "A Different Way of Being," which won the Grinnell English Department's 2022 Selden Whitcomb Critical Essay Prize.
Since graduating, I moved back home to St. Paul and started a community engagement role at CLIMB Theatre, where I pursue sales and partnerships to bring educational theatre programming to Midwest schools. I'm interested in freelance writing and any other journalism, literary, and communications opportunities in the Twin Cities.
You can contact me at teuberab@gmail.com. I would love to chat about writing or any of the above!
