Ben’s latest book The Sea Lanterns, appeared from Vine Leaves Press in March 2023. His earlier books are Sun River: Stories , which was named a Best Book of 2019 by The Quivering Pen, Where the Wind Can Find It: Stories and Adherence. Ben’s stories and essays can also be found in Alaska Quarterly Review, Boulevard, Fourth Genre, Crab Orchard Review, Redivider, Fugue, Tin House Online, The Los Angeles Review and elsewhere. After teaching for several years in the M.F.A. program at Wichita State University, Ben returned home to the Inland Northwest to pursue a career in law. You can contact him here.