• Publications

Abraxas Review
• my daughter orders prickly pear cactus fries at the cowboy club bar & grille
• From Starry Skies to Prickly Pear Fries: An Essay on Craft and MemoryAudience Askew
• philip marlowe takes a stroll down hollywood boulevard
(buy the issue here)Bending 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 wolfBloomin' Onion
• i am a building scheduled for demolitionBright Flash Literary Review
• there is no such thing as a babyBruiser Mag
• death by cosmological void state
• watch me enjoy aging
• the boatmanBulb Region
• the earth has an exquisite hum
• there's a little piece of you inside me
• yesterday an ice cream truck was swept our to seaBULL
• inheritance
• my daughter's spirit animal is houdiniBullshit Lit
• america's tiniest male prostitute
• how do you solve a problem like the zodiac
• a conversation with my tumor
• bond achieves double-o status
• the alphabet
(buy the issue here)Club 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?DMQ Review
• psychophysicists say smell is the oldest senseDodo Eraser
• we used to paint houses
• the cowardly lion after dorothy
• mr. fantastic goes on a bender
• that's all folksDoes 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 grieveFlash Flood Journal
• the history of truthinessGlint
• philip marlowe visits the transcendental painting group exhibit at LACMAGone Lawn
• punishment
• each year i grow a new phobiaGooseberry Pie
• the robinHAD
• that's just the house settling
• my dad kept a storage locker full of old issues of pc life magazine
• in that other town
• i like when people talk about bread and use the word crumb
• recently i started measuring everything in ribsHopper Mag
• economic development in kanagawa prefectureInk In Thirds
• philip marlowe watches an infomercial about buying gold
(buy the issue here)Lucky Creature
• on tuesday I found myself trapped in a raincloudMaudlin House
• everything’s computer
• owl
• welcome to the moon (presented by monster energy drink)Michigan City Review of Books
• i'm tired and everything hurtsPioneertown
• 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 islandPithead Chapel
• earth's last three years were its hottest on recordPlague Circus Press
• how to cook breakfastScaffold
• happy meal
• i have an epiphany while listening to my italo disco playlistSilly Goose Press
• retirement guide for the largemouth bassSome Words
• joe montana
• the lord is a vengeful and jealous godSouth 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
• voltageTrampset
• narcolepsy can be a gift if you remember not to careY2K Quarterly
• grabbing a drink by myself before limp bizkit’s show at the peoria civic center

• Work Forthcoming In:

Bulb Region
Claudine
Jet Fuel Review
Rat Bag Lit
Unbroken

About

Ben lives in Los Angeles with his wife, a high school teacher, and three extremely powerful daughters. He studied poetry at the Kenyon Review Writer's Workshop and as part of the UCLA Writers' Extension Program, and is currently a poetry reader for Dishsoap Quarterly. 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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