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Jon Bendera

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Jon Bendera was born and raised in Canada. But once his undergrad in Toronto was finished he travelled the world. After a few years of travel, while sitting in a canoe on a New Zealand river, he realized all he ever wanted to do was write. So he went back to school, knowing he needed discipline to stay focused.

He finished his Masters in VA and his PhD studies in Boston. His Masters Thesis, "Song of Ourselves", a creative fiction, won Creative Thesis of the Year. During his studies he taught English Literature in Virginia and Boston. He then moved west to Arizona, where he continued to teach until he realized... he wasn't writing. So he quit teaching.

He now lives and writes 6 months of the year in Arizona and 6 months in Canada. His writte ...more

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Jon Bendera's Blog: Tagging the City

Under a Witch's Moon

(I wrote this story for Halloween and thought I'd share... hope you enjoy!)

Under a Witch’s Moon (Copyright 2013)

It was the same dream again.

The one where her heart hammered wildly in her chest, pounding against her ribs in a seeming attempt to burst forth and so outrun its host. As if to escape from some unimaginable fear. Still, she ran, and, as always, tripped over a tree root. Dazed she felt t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 25, 2013 11:40 • Tags: halloween, jon-bendera, short-story

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“With a hand full of beer and a heart full of cheer, I’m as Irish as I can get, but add good times and some quick funny lines… and gold I make leprechauns sh!t. Sláinte! - Jess”
― Jon Bendera, Jess: A Novel of Hell and Ecstasy

tags: beer, cheers, humor, irish

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tags: beer, cheers, humor, irish

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