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I’m excited to share the cover for my third collection, The Words of Dr. L and Other Stories, to be published by Counterpoint Press in May, 2025. Here is a link to see the beautiful cover and find out more … Continue reading →
I’m excited to have a new story, “The Extra Child,” in this issue of Image Journal. You can read the story 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.”