The Wachs Gallery

Welcome to the premier online gallery displaying the work of Benjamin Wachs

Premier Exhibit

Here's the real IRS scandal

 
The scandal isn’t that some were wrongly investigated, but that almost none were busted. Political consultants and party hacks (of any party) shouldn’t get to pretend that all the dirt they throw is nutritious.
 


Set your calendars: June 6 is the next Action Fiction!

It's going to be an amazing show, with our first-ever move into performed screenplays!  Don't miss it!

Other featured exhibits

Sweet and Sour Code

 
Teaching him to code, letting the boy look over his shoulder as he worked, that was a way they could bond.
Center for Investigative Reporting Says Too Much Journalism Is Interfering With its Mission

Center for Investigative Reporting Executive Director Robert Rosenthal announced today that the CIR will improve the quality of its journalism by doing much less of it.
Nietzsche was right

We are desperately looking for guidance on what to do and who to be. Especially because—and we’ve all noticed this—when we pursue nothing but happiness, we tend to go off the rails. Pursuit of happiness without a corresponding sublimation to responsibility turns us into monsters.

Want more? Browse through the collection:

Journalism

Fiction

Miscellaneous

Audio

Blog

 

The latest from publications Benjamin edits or writes for

The Reviews Are In

  • "Storytelling mastermind" - Evan Karp, San Francisco Examiner
  • "Mr. Benjamin Wachs is a columnist; Wonder Dog is a puppy; Bob Dylan writes songs. In each instance, the category cannot contain the artist. They overflow like volcanic lava. Benjamin writes, humorously and often, for the S.F. Weekly, among other outlets. He writes about theatre. He writes about politics. He writes fiction. Whatever he writes, his wry voice and impeccably constructed sentences are distinguished and satisfying." - Charles Kruger, San Francisco Examiner
  • "Wachs' uproriously acid farewell to his beat ... practically defines 'going out in a blaze of glory.' Seriously, read the whole thing." - Dan McLaughlin, RedState.com
  • "Now THIS is how you leave a reporting beat, people!" - Josh Trevino
  • "Wachs was a writer's writer, and for those of us who cover local politics, a constant source of information and belly laughs ... his resignation ends an almost three year streak as perhaps the first writer in history to cover local news on both coasts at once." - Melissa Griffin, San Francisco Examiner
  • "(Portuguese Artists Colony's) stories range from subtle character development and the dissection of emotions to poignant and hilarious social commentary." - Litquake blog, 2010