Julie Odell, writer

Julie Odell’s stories are about people caught between competing narratives about who they are and who they are expected to be. Blending psychological insight, dark humor, and sharp social observation, her stories often place ordinary characters inside systems—families, recovery communities, institutions, or emerging technologies—that promise transformation but demand conformity.

Short Fiction

Billy Jack
Published in The Intentional (currently unavailable)

Slut
Published in Berkeley Fiction Review

Fix-a-Flat
Published in Five Chapters

The Boy
Published in Atticus Review

Wissahickon
Published in Foliate Oak

Heat
Published in New World Writing

Whoa, Hey
Published in New World Writing

Blast
Published in Philadelphia Stories

Louche
Published in BlazeVOX

about julie odell

Julie Odell is a writer and English professor at Community College of Philadelphia, where she has taught composition for more than three decades. A MacDowell Fellow, her work has been recognized by NPR and received honors from Zoetrope: All-Story. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, a retired firefighter and crime novelist, and a lively collection of rescue pets.