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Abraxas Review
• my daughter orders prickly pear cactus fries at the cowboy club bar & grilleBending Genres
• we accidentally schedule couples counseling during the apocalypse
• my god requires i perform annual feats of strength
• i’ve been told i resemble a haunted pencilBlood+Honey
• bedtime routine
• the day i became a land mass
• how the tropicana got her groove back
• the wolfBruiser Mag
• death by cosmological void state
• watch me enjoy aging
• the boatmanBullshit Lit
• america's tiniest male prostitute
• how do you solve a problem like the zodiac
• a conversation with my tumorClub Plum Literary Journal
• philip marlowe catches a repertory screening of "heat" at the egyptianDear Booze
• philip marlowe heads for a pint at a local craft breweryThe Disappointed Housewife
• philip marlowe is invited to a beginner's improv graduation party in van nuysDishsoap Quarterly
• did you know kramer's name was originally Kessler?Dodo Eraser
• we used to paint houses
• the cowardly lion after dorothyDoes It Have Pockets?
• how to make eggs
• raised by skunksDoor Is A Jar Magazine
• i am jealous of a planet
(buy the issue here)Eclectica Magazine
• philip marlowe goes to jazz brunch at the lighthouse cafe
• philip marlowe celebrates his birthday at the torrance benihana
• philip marlowe renews his license at the hawthorne department of motor vehiclesEunoia Review
• how whales grieveGlint
• philip marlowe visits the transcendental painting group exhibit at LACMAGone Lawn
• punishment
• each year i grow a new phobiaHAD
• that's just the house settlingInk In Thirds
• philip marlowe watches an infomercial about buying gold
(buy the issue here)Maudlin House
• everything’s computer
• owlPioneertown
• love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your miserable life
• the lobster
• love in the time of $40 celebrity smoothies
• why ginger never left the islandSilly Goose Press
• retirement guide for the largemouth bassSome Words
• joe montanaSouth Florida Poetry Review (SoFloPoJo)
• i matched with the blob on hinge and it is not working outStone Circle Review
• my dog has a growth on his leg like a blasthole drillTalon Review
• voltage

• Work Forthcoming In:

Bloomin' Onion
Bulb Region
HAD
The Hopper
Lucky Creature
Michigan City Review of Books
Rejection Letters
Scaffold

About

Ben lives in Los Angeles with his wife, a high school teacher, and three extremely powerful daughters. He studied poetry in college and as part of the UCLA Writers' Extension Program. A proud member of the Bursky Collective, Ben's work has been featured in numerous journals, both real and imagined. He enjoys a good sandwich.

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