Meet San Francisco-based author Jill Bronfman—an MFA candidate, speculative fiction writer, and someone who knows how to turn a legal outline into a compelling narrative.
Her story AWAKENING THE WEREWOLF ON MY CHESTERFIELD appears in the 42 Stories Anthology Presents: Book of 42², a global collection of 42-word flash across 42 genres, where Jill’s knack for tight, impactful fiction shines.
Whether writing from home or from her co-writing space on Page Street, Jill grounds her work in both wit and conviction. Her fiction doesn’t shy away from themes she’s passionate about—civil rights, climate change, reproductive justice, and the growing tension between technological progress and personal freedom. These aren’t just causes—they’re currents running under her prose.
When asked about her outline process, Jill says, “I outline like I’m writing a contract.” And she means it. The structure of I, 1.1, 1.2 isn’t just legalese. It’s her scaffolding for building flash fiction that can scale up into novels. She’s currently finishing one of those novels as she nears the end of her MFA, supported by edits from notable writers and her own college-age daughter, whom she calls a great reader and editor.
Organization? She’s got it. Jill uses platforms like Submittable not just for submitting, but for generating writing prompts. She even writes entire pieces specifically for quirky contests she stumbles across.
Her work: poetry, speculative fiction, and more, lives in a carefully managed set of Google files, with plenty of backups just in case the digital universe misbehaves.
Jill’s voice is clear and self-aware. She’s sarcastic when she wants to be, serious when the story calls for it, and never afraid to let real-world issues filter through her fiction.
“A reader who likes sarcasm will enjoy my poetry,” she says. “A reader who likes speculative fiction and near-future world building will like my novel.”
And as for literary heroes? She admits to being obsessed with Margaret Atwood, so much so she once published a fake book review of Atwood’s future work set 100 years from now. That’s the kind of clever layering Jill brings to her own writing.
Explore more of Jill Bronfman’s work at www.jillbronfman.com, and be sure to check out her microfiction in 42 Stories Anthology Presents: Book of 42²—because sometimes, all it takes is 42 words to wake a werewolf on a chesterfield.
For more authors in the anthology go to www.42storiesanthology.com
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