About Me

Jared Benjamin, also known as J.B. Stone (he/they) is a Neurodivergent/Autistic Multidisciplinary Writer and Teaching Artist from Brooklyn, NY now residing in Buffalo, NY. He is the author of three chapbooks, including his most recent work, Fireflies And Hand Grenades (Bottlecap Press 2022). They’re the Editor-In-Chief/Reviews Editor at Variety Pack. Nominated for Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction, and Best of the Net, his writing has appeared in over 60 print and online publications including; Atticus Review, Rain Taxi, The Talon Review, The Citron Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Reunion: The Dallas Review, Los Angeles Review, Chicago Review of Books, Colorado Review, Buffalo Spree, Flash Fiction Magazine, Flashflood, The Buffalo News, Star*Line, Frontier Poetry, Hex Literary, BULL, Ghost Parachute, HAD (Hobart After Dark), MoonPark Review, X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, The McNeese Review/Boudin, and many more. Their poem, “Blues for Haku,” was a winning selection in Button Poetry’s 2024 Short Form Contest. On top of this, J.B.’s competed, showcased, and performed his poetry all over U.S. & Canada, including representing Pure Ink Poetry for the last five years at the Southern Fried Poetry Slam Festival, one of the largest and longest running slam festivals in the world.