Ben East Books

Citizenship | Literature

Select novels, short stories, and nonfiction on contemporary life.

PROFILES IN SERVICE

Ben East’s nonfiction debut recounts how JFK’s bold experiment shaped diplomatic careers and influenced modern American diplomacy.

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Novels

Read, Listen, Watch

  • Titles

    A few short stories I’d like to write.

  • A Baby Sister for Jesus (part 1)

    Jesus’s story excites us today because there’s so much blood.

  • Hiatus 2/2

    Not reading. Not writing. Listening.

  • Hiatus 1/2

    Giraffe crossing Old Dominion.

  • Solstice

    The light is now returning

  • Water Damage

    Apparently the grout in our shower has stopped doing the thing it was put there to do

  • Peace

    Be at peace.

  • The Whitest Elephant

    I picked a parcel with care and opened it to find a handsome cutting board crafted of wood felled in a New Hampshire forest. I aimed to keep the item and held it close to my chest.

  • Good Soul Stuff

    It surprised me to learn that talking about writing might be a remedy for stagnating creativity

  • Crossing the Potomac on an Icy Morning

    Far from loathsome, I found magic in the chill, and the magic felt transformative, wakeful.

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