Writer. Teacher. Dog-lover. Most importanly, mother. My name is Laura Benda, and I teach Creative Writing at the Institute of Production and Recording, as well as other writing and communication classes. I received my master's degree in Creative Writing from Hamline University in 2011 and my bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. I'm currently working on revising and finding a publisher for my manuscript, A Memoir in Men, as I try to convince my 2-year-old and my 2-month-old that sleeping through the night is a good thing.