The Wachs Gallery

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

Premier Exhibit

One only knows afterwards who were the saints and who were the madmen.

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

Without the government’s massive spying program, nobody would actually read the emails you send your kids.

There’s no trick to making formulaic comedians. Or rather, it’s all trick. That makes it terrible scholarship, and the opposite of critical thinkng.

The Water of Life

This, he told himself, is how great countries fall: letting kids like this grow up with heads full of dreams.

"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