Jillian, Formerly Known as Frog Girl, by Alaina Hammond

Prose, chapbook, 36 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Ryan has a new girlfriend named Ruby. He also has Jillian, a girl he’s known since elementary school. Jillian is about to totally steal Ruby from Ryan! But not in a romantic or sexual way! Ruby and Jillian are best friends now, and Ryan has no choice  but to accept this new reality, bwahahaha! He accepts it. He embraces it. Hilarity ensues. Tragedy also ensues. Godot makes no appearance. Such is life. Alaina Hammond is a poet, playwright, fiction writer, and visual artist. Her poems, plays, short stories, philosophical essays, creative non-fiction, paintings, drawings and photographs have been published both online and in print. Print publications include Havik, In Parentheses, LitBop, Superpresent, [Alternate Route], Paddler Press, and Rock Salt Journal. Over fifty of Alaina’s original plays have been produced off-off Broadway. As a playwright, she’s probably proudest of Goth Principal. For her role as Inez in No Exit, she was nominated for a BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Award (Best Performance, Off Off Broadway). She holds a BA from Marlboro College and an MA from Columbia University. She lives in California with her husband and son. @alainaheidelberger on Instagram.