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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Based on seeing one of these at the location the story is set

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Watermelon ice cream currently freezing. High effort, but damn, it's good

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Getting this when I move bc this is so my brand of twee lmao.

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Red card this, red card that, this is the only red card you need

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Very funny Submittable email header

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Once again drinking watered downed rum at an airport bar thinking about books and stuff.

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Don't have an exact count of what I have on hand, but I'm getting ready to move soon and have spare copies of these two chaps rolling around. DM me if you want one. $12 for Short Relief, $8 for ACFNOTR. Can have them in the mail by EOD Wednesday.

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I just paid enough attention to he lyrics on the new bleachers album on probably listen 7 or 8 and heard this Mountain Goats shout out

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Having the kind of day that reminds me of this piece from my first chapbook that never quite made it online:

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

You guys just ever find the perfect image for a piece in your litmags?

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The one and only @joshuatrentbrown.com blowing everyone away post-intermission

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Overpriced, but not bad for airport fare!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Whenever I get one of these chatGPT-ass emails all I can think of is "Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!" Lmao

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I increasingly want to throw this thing into the goddamn ocean

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I've posted this before, but it feels pertinent again to say this run of movies is so deeply influential on me and how I view storytelling as a whole. My parents had been big fans since they were released, and all but one were constant fixtures on our TV rotation. RIP Rob Reiner. All time great!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Officially supporting independent journalism

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

No idea who would want this, but this is the title:

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

One upside of living with my parents is that the old folks have a pretty good selection of DVD's!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Reminder that a couple saturdays from now, I'll be reading with some fantastic readers like AJ Brown, @burialmagazine.bsky.social @melissacuisine.bsky.social @romyewing.bsky.social & @dtrobbins.bsky.social! We'll see you there LA!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Transferring terminals for flight #2!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Apparently it's possible to arrive at LAX before TSA opens your terminal. Who knew?

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Something I realized watching a Dexter ad play while waiting for the movies to start at the theater tonight:

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

My sister found this photo today of me and the homie from literally 20 years ago. The weird thing is we both still basically dress like that lol

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Me with the Final Fantasy x MTG set coming out in a couple weeks:

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Bangers. Strongly recommend both chaps! "Are You Willing" by @amymarques.bsky.social and @pleomorphic2.bsky.social And "When the Ocean Comes to Me" by @alexgurtis.bsky.social

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It's coming together cousin!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Finally got around to unpacking my AWP book haul from this year (minus two chapbooks by Alex Cregan and Sumitra Singam w/Amy Marques that I've already got at work)

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Ready to sleeve this bad boy as a new azorius commander

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Magic 🤝 Instagram poets Blackouts

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Not to mention the new art on him is gorgeous

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

My copy just made its way to me, so yours is probably on the way as well! Thanks again to everyone who ordered so far!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Having an extremely nerdy saturday night basically doing Sabremetrics for my MTG cube:

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Release day is today! My new chapbook "Short Relief" is out now from @406press.bsky.social! Huge thanks go out to @fbereaud.bsky.social and @thetwinbill.bsky.social for their work in editing the final version together into a collection I'm especially proud of! 406press.com/product/shor...

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Still checking the proofs one last time, but peep these blurbs about Short Relief from @keersteemack.bsky.social and @trentbwrites.bsky.social! Coming two weeks from today from @406press.bsky.social!

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Oh yeah, uh, new profile photo is also new author photo. That was the point of taking it, lol

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Brb, need to go feed the hypnodrones

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Good to know the service request I put in to get my microwave fixed at an apartment I moved out of 6 years ago now got fixed. Also, the apt building has gotten a new name in that time, but whatever 🤷‍♂️

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

He carried me all the way to one win away from winning the whole damn prerelease 🥲

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Ben Shahon @beansbaker5.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Super excited to announce my next chapbook, publishing with the good folks at @thetwinbill.bsky.social, as a part of their new venture @406press.bsky.social. Big thanks to @fbereaud.bsky.social for taking on editorial duties and to the whole team for publishing it! More info coming soon!

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