M. Bennardo’s short stories appear in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Salt & Syntax, Mithila Review, and Gordon Square Review. He lives in Kent, Ohio, and prefers not to be subject to grand dukes. His website is www.mbennardo.com.
- “The Ordeal” — Issue #297, February 13, 2020
- “Low Bridge! Or The Dark Obstructions” — Issue #240, December 7, 2017
- “A Guest of the Cockroach Club” — Issue #160, November 13, 2014
- “The Use and the Need” — Issue #148, May 29, 2014
- “The Black Veil” — Issue #130, September 19, 2013
- “The Penitent” — Issue #122, May 30, 2013
- “After Compline, Silence Falls” — Issue #107, November 1, 2012
"I like the parallel between the five condemned witches and the five devils who afflict Skerry, and the way the author retains a certain amount of ambiguity to fog the situation... Recommended." —Lois Tilton, Locus online
"An odd fabulist piece, entirely concerned with the existential relationship between the penitent and his place of confinement... The narrative voice, touched with dark humor and wit, is the making of this one. Recommended." —Lois Tilton, Locus online
"at its heart it’s a story of what it means to live in a community of brothers. The convincing setting is enhanced by its strong connections to actual history." Recommended —Lois Tilton, Locus online
- BCS 128: The Use and the Need, narrated by Tina Connolly — Issue #148, May 29, 2014
- BCS 112: The Black Veil — Issue #131, Fifth Anniversary Double-Issue, October 3, 2013
- BCS 106: The Penitent, narrated by Michael J. DeLuca — Issue #123, June 13, 2013
- BCS Audio Vault 006: The Penitent — Issue #156, September 11, 2014