Author: Jill Birdsall

Jill Birdsall’s stories can be read in journals including Alaska Quarterly Review, American Fiction, Ascent, Chicago Quarterly Review, Crazyhorse, Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, Emerson Review, Gargoyle, Iowa Review, Madison Review, Painted Bride Quarterly Review, Potomac Review, Southern Humanities Review and Story Quarterly. An MFA graduate of Columbia University’s School of the Arts, recent awards include Eckleburg’s Gertrude Stein Award and Potomac Review’s Short Fiction Award. Jill is currently writing a novel set in Sea Bright, New Jersey. You can find a sampling of her stories at www.jillbirdsall.com.
Flour Riot

Flour Riot

BY JILL BIRDSALL | Bean wasn’t supposed to see the flour. It was her birthday. Stu was late at the office, so Matty brought their daughter to the tall room. To get there, they climbed stairs, two cases. And when her mother opened the door, Bean saw where her father ... Read More
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