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Benjamin Eric

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Benjamin Eric is a writer born and raised in Washington, DC. In 2012, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College. He was previously a member of the Washington DC Comedy Writers Group where he first began writing with local comics. His fiction has been featured in publications such as the New Plains Review, On The Run, The Rabble Review, Querencia Press, and others. He is an editorial volunteer at Street Sense Media.

"A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley and other stories" is his debut chapbook. ...more

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	We Were Seeds: an anthology benefitting Palestine by Chloe Maria Winstanley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eman Alhaj Ali (Foreword), Saige England (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Querencia Autumn 2022 by Emily Perkovich (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Agnieszka Filipek (Contributor), Alexis Mitchell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Peculiar Day in the Douro Valley: Stories 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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