I’ll be teaching an 8-week generative writing class, “Story Factory,” for the Iowa Summer Writing festival Oct. 10-Nov. 28, Monday nights. I’lll also be teaching a weekend workshop on using third person point of view for ISWF the weekend of October 14-16.
Word for Word theater, at Z Space in San Francisco, will perform my story “Eternal Love,” on September 4. This will be the first time my story has been performed with neurodiverse actors. The story is part of my novel, … Continue reading →
I’m thrilled to be joining the MFA program at SUNY Stony Brook as a Visiting Associate Professor, part-time. You can find out more about the program here. https://www.stonybrook.edu/southampton/mfa/cwl/
The Yale Review published a new story, “Messengers,” in the summer 2022 issue. You can read the story here.
People magazine reviews Refund!
02 Jan 2015
People magazine says: “Bender probes the depths people will sink to for love and money in this poignant, absorbing collection of finance-themed tales. Worth investing time in.”