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Jill Breckenridge

Jill Breckenridge earned an undergraduate degree in teaching from the University of Minnesota, an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College, and a masters degree in counseling psychology from St. Mary's College. Her books include Sometimes... (Nodin Press, 2014), The Gravity of Flesh (Nodin, 2009), and Civil Blood (Milkweed Editions, 1986). Breckenridge, a former director of the Loft Literary Center, lives in Minneapolis.
Column 523

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