Gene Gant’s amazing novella “Bender” explores the life of Mace Danner a nineteen-year-old college student. In addition to being a student, Mace is a male prostitute who specializes in providing dominating clients with submissives for hire. Though he doesn’t have any sensual desires, his line of work fulfills far darker urges. Because he feels he is to blame for his brother’s passing, Mace feels he deserves the torture.