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    612-822-4611

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The Words of Dr. L: And Other Stories

The Words of Dr. L: And Other Stories

Bender, Karen E.

Paperback

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 1640097686
ISBN13: 9781640097681
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.49
Language: English
National Book Award finalist Karen E. Bender returns with stunning speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible--and realities that can be even stranger

Grounded in both the contemporary United States and a variety of dystopias, celebrated author Karen E. Bender's otherworldly collection examines the evolving dynamics of the nuclear family during adolescence, motherhood, the empty nest, and caring for an aging parent.

A young woman seeks to learn the magical words that can terminate her unwanted pregnancy. A mother discovers an extra child in her home she had forgotten about. A couple is separated from their son and encased in globes orbiting the Earth. Society develops a terrible plan to leave the burning planet for a life on Mars. Each story honors the emotional force of its situation by grappling with themes of freedom, self-definition, youth, aging, control, and power. Using settings both familiar and fantastic, Bender's work explores the ordinary in the extraordinary to discover secret, hidden truths in the lifelong connection between parents and their children.

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