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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

What's that? You wanted to read a story of a plucky young kid on a Martian mining colony? Well, you're in luck! Thanks to @intrepidusink.bsky.social for commissioning me to write this intrepid little tale!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Excited to have another story waiting in the wings at @intrepidusink.bsky.social. Watch this space!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thrilled that my word-bending micro "Lost Letters" is now available to read at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I've just won the 2026 Intrepid Award! Thanks SO MUCH to @intrepidusink.bsky.social for the amazing work they do! And congrats to the other nominees. Still can't quite believe it!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Yay! My story "A Place in the Skies" has been nominated for this year's Intrepid Award!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Wowsers! I’ve somehow found myself on the shortlist for the prestigious Dinesh Allirajah prize for short fiction. Fingers and toes crossed for the next week! @commapress.bsky.social

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Delighted to once again grace the pages of Sky Island Journal! Their attention to detail, love for what they do (postcards to all their contributors!!) and gorgeous design have rightly made them one of the leading lit mags in recent times. Read my flash horror “Tar” at: www.skyislandjournal.com

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I'm honored that one of my stories (can't announce which one yet) has been shortlisted for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

duotrope.com/interview/ed... A great interview with Not Quite Write's @akscotland.bsky.social where I even get a cheeky shoutout!

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Jaime Gill @jaimegill.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Please read this remarkable story. The Commuter is like a magical cat that delivers its night’s kills to me every morning. Sometimes pretty but dead bunnies. Sometimes snakes, still alive. Sometimes alien beasts that are impossible to classify. This time it’s a cat friend. A haunted night cat.

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I'm ecstatic that one of my favorite stories has found its forever home in one of my favorite magazines! When Electric Lit said they wanted to publish "The Person Who Lives Here Doesn't Live Here Anymore," I sent my confirmation so quick they probably still have bite marks on their hands!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I won! My escape room Shadow Zen was just awarded the prestigious Morty Award for 2025!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A nice start to the literary year: My story “Alette in Lane Six is a Self-Righteous Bitch” has just been published in @foofarawpress.bsky.social along with stunning artwork by @tonytranrpg.bsky.social Read it at foofaraw.press

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

First issue of season 7 drops on Jan 1 with stories from Ben Daggers, E.J. LeRoy, Lyss Buchthal, Erica Weems, and Jeff Goldberg. Subscribe now to get it on release from us or @weightlessbooks.bsky.social—or wait for the weekly publication on the site to read for free! foofaraw.press#/portal/signup

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

My far too talented friend @annewilkins.bsky.social has just been published in the mighty Clarkesworld Magazine. As expected, her story is a banger.

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Happy to have made it to the NYCM 500 finals :)

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Very happy that all four of my escape rooms were nominated for the TERPECA global escape room of the year award!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Time to torture my brain with more rhymes this weekend!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Here's an interview about my Writing Battle nanofiction winner "It Takes a Village" writingbattle.com/past-winners...

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

My noir sci-fi story "Closing the Loop" has just been published in Fabula Argentea magazine. Check it out here: fabulaargentea.com/index.php/ar...

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CLOSING THE LOOP by Ben Daggers – Fabula Argentea

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Just received a nice surprise in the post today — a physical copy of the beautiful inScribe journal where a reprint of my short story Night Shift appears!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Another talented friend sharing her words in one of the best places around!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

My insanely talented friend @christyhartman.bsky.social has won this contest two years running. Even more amazingly, she has come first in EVERY SINGLE ROUND both years. Good news for the rest of us: she's not allowed to compete for two years in order to give the rest of us a fighting chance!

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Intrepidus Ink @intrepidusink.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Wings out, engines on— @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social is cleared for Cycle 12. Huzzah! ❤️

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I’ve heard nothing but good things about Matt and his courses. @averyother.bsky.social tagging you because of your weird and wonderful brain!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Two magic shows today at the beautiful Chidori Bunka event space

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Sloth & Envy Press @slothandenvy.com · 06/08/2025

Here's your bit of quirky work for the week! A short story collection by Toad Shade Zine editor Galen Gower! books2read.com/galengower

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

A Machine For Hugs by Galen Gower

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Sage advice from a sage wordsmith!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

@skyislandjournal.bsky.social really are the best. They sent this postcard (a real, honest-to-god paper postcard!) all the way to Osaka to inform me of my publication date. Here's the story in question if you haven't read it: www.skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issu...

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Just received a surprise acceptance from an A-tier printed journal! Details soon!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I've finally gotten round to making my own website! It's the usual "I'm a writer" fare, but there's a big list of my published pieces, so if you're interested then please check it out below: bendaggerswrites.net

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

You can read my story "I, Shinigami" from tomorrow in Sky Island Journal! (If you happen to be reading this tomorrow, then you can read it today. And if you're reading this the day after tomorrow then you could have already read it yesterday. What took you so long?) www.skyislandjournal.com

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

One of my comedy pieces has just been published by Egg+Frog. Check it out below: eggplusfrog.com/flash-report...

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flash: Reporter Notes for the Artisanal Vendor of the Year Contest – EGG+FROG

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

The left wing cafe that's become a coffee-based insane asylum Nothing good comes from sitting down and enjoying a nice oatmilk flat white in peace. Humans need some screeching lunatic barging in and headbutting them while they're mid-sip.

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I'm very happy to announce that one of my short stories is scheduled to appear in Intrepidus Ink. More details soon! intrepidusink.com

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Talented friends doing talented things!

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I was interviewed by the brilliant Writing in Progress podcast last week. If you want to hear about magic, language learning, and erotic fossils then we've got you covered! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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Magic, Culture, and Frisky Fossils: An Interview with Ben Daggers

Podcast Episode · Writing in Progress · 06/27/2025 · 1h 19m

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My piece "At One With Nature" has now been made available to non-subscribers at Crepuscular! But you should, you know, subscribe. Crepuscular are cool. www.patreon.com/posts/may-13...

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May 13th: Ben Daggers | Crepuscular Magazine

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