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Benjamin Davis (he/him) has stories and poems in several literary journals, including Booth, Wigleaf, Moon City Press, Softblow, and Slippery Elm Press. His poem collection, The King of FU (Nada Blank, 2018), was such a smashing success it shocked the indie press who printed it into an early grave. He is now writing his first six novels. Find him on his website: daviscommabenjamin.com


Ben's Bio

"Nobody ever tells you how hard it is to kill someone, to extinguish their life. Nobody tells you how much your muscles ache in trying to strangle a struggling man, almost twice your size, as he attempts to throw you off."

The Matchmaker

I discovered Bending Genres thanks to Chillsubs! I was thrilled to have my first CNF piece accepted, and super quickly too! :)

A Perfect Day in Köln

I don’t remember at which rally I met Brad. He always went to them alone, wearing the brightest pink pussyhat and a tight “Future is Female” t-shirt. He was fit but awkward and a women’s rights superfan. Sometimes, I caught him talking to himself.

Virtue Signals

"One night years later after Kristen and I were married, we were arguing. I don’t
remember what we were arguing about. By this point we argued a lot."

Baggage

I was beginning to get very tired of sitting secluded in South Korea and having nothing to do and was considering in my own mind (as well as I could, for the hot day made me feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of going down...

Expatriating Down a Rabbit Hole

"bird watching is a form of suicide prevention. my body is a discovered science experiment, an undertested variable. field notes: i react negatively to touch now. i am not magnetic."

If A took everything

You aren’t positive you’re a couple until you find it hard to breathe. She sweeps in, magnificent in her mutability. You might have met her on the plane, attending that long-delayed concert or during your first trip back to the movies. 

Mistress #19

How To Build A Rocket

Alive

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"I made up the word to see if I could get a horny dork like Megan to laugh in science class. But she didn’t. Instead she wrote back, 'what the shit is an ardorglyph?'"

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