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8 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY l
JANUARY 2020
CONTRIBUTORS
Warren native,
John Rego,
illustrated this
year’s Rhode
Island Red Awards
and finds he’s
inspired by a
combination of
the intricate
details of the natural world and peculiari-
ties in everyday life. “Reds highlights the
absurd and somewhat bizarre happen-
ings that make our state great (or
interesting depending on how you
look at it),” he says. “I am always a fan of
comedic illustration and enjoyed
capturing some of the lighter news here.”
Rhode Island is
never far from
Aaron Meshon’s
heart and
creating the map
for “East Bay vs
West Bay” was a
dream come true.
A RISD grad,
Meshon is an
author and illustrator for magazines,
advertisements, children’s products,
murals, food trucks and books that can
be found all over the world. Someday, he
says, he would like to sell his products
from a repurposed Del’s frozen lemonade
truck in rural Japan but meantime he
lives with his wife, son and their French
Bulldog, Chubu, in Brooklyn.
Riding along with
Pawtucket
Detective Sue
Cormier while
reporting “Cold
Justice,” contribut-
ing writer Paul E.
Kandarian saw
the veteran cop as soft-spoken and
gentle — until rankled. One day, she
stopped her unmarked car next to a
driver without a handicap placard parked
in a handicap spot in Pawtucket, glared
and waved her badge. “I’ve got two
pet peeves,” she admitted as the driver
hurried away, “people parking in
handicapped spots and anything that
hurts kids. And not in the order.”