Benjamin L. Hartman

A native of Austin, Texas, Benjamin L. Hartman moved to Israel seven years ago, to escape child support payments and a federal indictment for racketeering. That’s what he tells people, but in fact he was bored, and with few perceived options in Texas (though he often says he could have taught at his father’s fictional calf-roping school) he hopped a plane and alighted in Israel, delighted. Seven years later, he still lives in Tel Aviv, but drifts in a psychic landscape somewhere between the Levant and the Texas hill country. For the last 3 years, he has worked as a writer and editor for Haaretz.com. He would compare his lyrical style to Chef Raekwon and his running style to Ricky Williams, though he has no athletic or musical talent whatsoever. He hopes you enjoy this and tell your friends.