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Ben Daggers

@bendaggerswrites

escape room designer | writer | close-up magician | vegan www.studioescape.jp Published in Electric Lit, PRISM International, Crepuscular, Literary Veganism, Black Hare Press... 6-time NYCM Finalist πŸ₯‡ WB 2025 Microfiction πŸ₯ˆNYCM 2023 Flash πŸ₯ˆWB 2024

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

17.02.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A nice start to the literary year: My story β€œAlette 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

02.01.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.socialβ€”or wait for the weekly publication on the site to read for free! foofaraw.press#/portal/signup

23.12.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congrats!!!

08.12.2025 06:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick question: is comedy a hard sell for the prize?

Thanks for the amazing work btw!

02.12.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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

02.12.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congrats!!!

15.11.2025 04:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to have made it to the NYCM 500 finals :)

14.11.2025 04:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very happy that all four of my escape rooms were nominated for the TERPECA global escape room of the year award!

12.11.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No dice for me this time, but congrats to
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@alisonwassell.bsky.social
and
@abbywilliams.bsky.social
for their well-deserved wins!

12.11.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wowsers, CONGRATS!!!!!!

10.11.2025 05:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to torture my brain with more rhymes this weekend!

05.11.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's an interview about my Writing Battle nanofiction winner "It Takes a Village"

writingbattle.com/past-winners...

14.10.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congrats!!!

06.10.2025 05:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!!!!!

05.10.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
CLOSING THE LOOP by Ben Daggers – Fabula Argentea

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...

28.09.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just received a nice surprise in the post todayΒ β€” a physical copy of the beautiful inScribe journal where a reprint of my short story Night Shift appears!

26.09.2025 03:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Place in the Skies A brilliant flier and mechanic never takes no for an answer in her fight for an academy spot--and glory--in this tale of the skies.

My steampunk adventure featuring a plucky young pilot is now available to read at Intrepidus Ink!

intrepidusink.com/a-place-in-t...

25.09.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love it! What a brilliant micro!!

20.09.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!!! What an amazing story!!!

08.09.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!

07.09.2025 23:31 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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December 13th: Ben Daggers | Crepuscular Magazine Get more from Crepuscular Magazine on Patreon

www.patreon.com/posts/decemb...

This features a couple of the emotions listed:

04.09.2025 13:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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

02.09.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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!

28.08.2025 06:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wings out, engines onβ€” @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social is cleared for Cycle 12. Huzzah! ❀️

26.08.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

20.08.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two magic shows today at the beautiful Chidori Bunka event space

10.08.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Available now at your favorite digital store! A Machine For Hugs by Galen Gower

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

books2read.com/galengower

06.08.2025 06:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sage advice from a sage wordsmith!

04.08.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@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...

01.08.2025 23:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1