I loved doing an interview with Nicole Adler for her Youtube show, “The No-No show.” Nicole played Lena in a stage production of my story “Eternal Love” in San Francisco a couple years ago. You can watch the interview here.
Kirkus Reviews has included The Words of Dr. L on its list of Best Books of 2025–Fiction. You can see the whole list here.
O magazine calls Refund one of “Ten Titles to Pick Up Right Now”
08 Dec 2014
In the January, 2015 issue, O magazine reviews Refund: “Each day Bender’s cast of ordinary people struggle to make sense of their debts, their fears, and how to be satisfied with what they’ve got, in short stories that are both lean and expansive.”