Ben Porter

Bio

Ben is a short fiction writer, essayist, and critic from Seattle. Now, he lives in Lafayette, Louisiana where he is a PhD student in English under the University Doctoral Fellowship. He is a graduate of Pacific University's MFA in Creative Writing where he was the recipient of the Pearl Scholarship. Recently, he can be read in Renaesance Journal, Reckon Review, Hominum Journal, and Miracle Monocle. 

Ben's academic work has focused on the influence of philosophy and theology on mid century writers, Historical Materialism, theories of action, and textual meaning. His fiction blends memoiristic realism with post-modern interiority. It follows a Western American sensibility, shaped by economic precarity and familial dysfunction. He works to reveal the enduring psychic residue of American violence, masculinity, and faith. On this site, he blogs about politcs, criticism, and theology. And, when not writing, Ben wrestles with his kids, drinks wine he can’t afford, and tries with all his might to play country licks on his guitar.​​

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