Doug Benerofeour troubled youth, chapter threeThat night, I wanted to send a message to Dewey Marker through his social networking page, but I experienced unexpected anxiety. I wouldn’t…Oct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Doug Benerofeeverything you ever wanted to know about bullies: part 2When I finally returned to school later that week, really nothing unusual happened during the school day — nobody even called me baby…Oct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Doug Benerofeour troubled youth, chapter oneNo surprise that Chloe wore her favorite Bikini Kill tee-shirt, kicked off her black boots and leaned back in her chair, her feet pressed…Oct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Doug BenerofeJANE, ONE BOYFRIEND BEFORE THE NEXTJane met Ezra online and never considered him anything but a rebound guy, someone to help her get over her last boyfriend. She never even…Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
Doug BenerofeKAFKA PITCHES A LITERARY AGENT AT A WRITING CONFERENCEFranz Kafka took a day off from his legal position at the Workers Accidental Insurance Company to attend a pitch conference in 2021, hoping…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
Doug BenerofeWHY I CHOSE ONE LITERARY JOURNAL OVER ANOTHER(This story originally appeared in The Review Review.)Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018
Doug BenerofeCONVERSATIONS WITH POTENTIAL ROLE MODELSMy very first moment of awe as a teacher came when I realized my students all knew all of the words to all of the songs in the movie…Jan 29, 20181Jan 29, 20181
Doug BenerofeI AM A POEM(This fictional story originally appeared in the Sonora Review)Mar 15, 2016Mar 15, 2016