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Articles by

Jeff Bender

Jeff Bender is a graduate of Columbia’s School of the Arts, where he studied with late funnyman Mark O’Donnell. His work has appeared in Electric Literature, Guernica, and The Iowa Review. He lives near Philadelphia.

April 21, 2020

Dead Poets Society Goes Online

by Jeff Bender
February 9, 2018

Subtle Ways for Men to Indicate “I’m Single” At the Gym

by Jeff Bender
September 14, 2017

I’m a Male Author Photo, Hear Me Brood

by Jeff Bender

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February 19, 2021

I’m a Short Afternoon Walk and You’re Putting Way Too Much Pressure on Me

by Emily Delaney
February 22, 2021

The UX on this Small Child Is Terrible

by Leslie Ylinen
February 24, 2021

I Oppose the Democrats’ Plan to Lower Child Poverty. If Kids Want to Eat, They Should Work In Filthy Factories Like They Did in the Good Old Days

by Rebecca Saltzman
February 16, 2021

As a Superhero Teacher, I Can’t Wait to Sacrifice My Unvaccinated Life for Your Child

by Summer Koester

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