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Karen Bender

Karen E. Bender's story collection, "Refund," will be published by Counterpoint Press in January 2015. She is also the author of "Like Normal People" and "A Town of Empty Rooms." She has written about Taiwan for The Atlantic online.

Stories By Karen Bender

Taiwan’s Incredible Edible Revolution

In a country where tainted food scandals are all-too-common and the government turns a blind eye, a band of hardy housewives resolves to feed their families on their own terms.