REFUND short stories by Karen Bender Bargain at Twice the Price

American novelist and short story writer, Karen Bender has received many literary honors.  Her recent short story collection REFUND was a Nat'l Book Award Finalist (2015.)  Her competition this year most have been incredible because her writing skills are in a class with Updike, Cheever and Monroe.  Bender's contemporary succinct writing creates an immediate connection to  her characters.  She also paints a lucid canvas of pressing concerns & events of the 21st C.  The title story "Refund" is a mounting story of agitation in the periphery of the terrorist attack on 9/11.  It packs a blind sided wallop. Still, it is Bender's brilliant, nuanced written work that instills us with befuddlement of how we arrived at where we are and the epiphany of life's ephemeral beauty. "Is this where my life has led?  Where do I go now?  How long do I have to live, anyway?"  I guarantee her stories will grab you.  If not, I'll  refund your money back.