Chelsea Biondolillo

Chelsea Biondolillo's prose has appeared recently or is forthcoming in Hayden's Ferry Review, Wilder Quarterly, Brevity, Flyway, NPR, The Fiddleback and others. She is currently an MFA student at the University of Wyoming majoring in both nonfiction and environmental studies. In her spare time she reports on the local flora and fauna for Wyoming Public Radio.

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How to Skin a Bird

Chelsea Biondolillo  | 
Issue 63.2 Spring 2014

Your first and only incision will be right over the sternum. All birds have a bald patch there. Blow lightly on the breast until the feathers begin to part and you can see the pale skin beneath. Rest your finger …