Ben Daggers
@bendaggerswrites.bsky.social
escape room designer | writer | close-up magician | vegan www.studioescape.jp Published in Electric Lit, PRISM International, Literary Veganism, Sky Island Journal... 6-time NYCM Finalist 🥇 WB 2026 Microfiction 🥇 WB 2025 Microfiction 🥈NYCM 2023 Flash
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!
Intrepidus Ink@intrepidusink.bsky.social · 2mo agoIntrepidlode, oh yeah! 🫶 Don't miss @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social tale about a boy's determined pursuit to save a friend. Be I n s p i r e d! ❤️🔥 intrepidusink.com/extractors/
Excited to have another story waiting in the wings at @intrepidusink.bsky.social. Watch this space!
Intrepidus Ink@intrepidusink.bsky.social · 2mo agoHow far would you go to save a friend❓ Jack's split-second decision changes everything. Intrepidlode dropping soon @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social TY Ben ♥️
Thrilled that my word-bending micro "Lost Letters" is now available to read at @doesithavepockets.bsky.social!
Does It Have Pockets@doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 2mo ago"The world is going to hell in a hand cart. But we’ll get past this, just like we always do." "Lost Letters" is achingly timely and profoundly unique new #fiction from Ben Daggers | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/ben-...
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!
Intrepidus Ink@intrepidusink.bsky.social · 3mo agoCONGRATULATIONS to @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social for his selection as this year's Intrepid Award winner. Read his story 👇👇👇 intrepidusink.com/a-place-in-t...
Yay! My story "A Place in the Skies" has been nominated for this year's Intrepid Award!
Intrepidus Ink@intrepidusink.bsky.social · 3mo agoCONGRATULATIONS to this year's Intrepid Award nominees: @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social Sarina Dorie & @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social Their stories define the bold intrepid spirit we champion! @elizabethcollis.bsky.social winner of last year's award, will make the final selection. ❤️🔥
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
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
I'm honored that one of my stories (can't announce which one yet) has been shortlisted for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize!
duotrope.com/interview/ed... A great interview with Not Quite Write's @akscotland.bsky.social where I even get a cheeky shoutout!
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.
Electric Literature@electricliterature.com · 4mo agoA story about a curious locksmith who helps the burglar robbing him, by Ben Daggers. buff.ly/jxRPcrn
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!
Thrilled that my flash story "The Person Who Lives Here Doesn't Live Here Anymore" is now up on Electric Lit! electricliterature.com/the-person-w...
Nothing Says Closure Like Being Robbed - Electric Literature
“The Person Who Lives Here Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” flash fiction by Ben Daggers
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Electric Literature@electricliterature.com · 4mo agoA story about a curious locksmith who helps the burglar robbing him, by Ben Daggers. buff.ly/jxRPcrn
I won! My escape room Shadow Zen was just awarded the prestigious Morty Award for 2025!
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
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
My far too talented friend @annewilkins.bsky.social has just been published in the mighty Clarkesworld Magazine. As expected, her story is a banger.
Anne Wilkins - author@annewilkins.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe Cold Burns by Anne Wilkins clarkesworldmagazine.com/wilkins_12_25/ Big, big news!!! It's here! My sci-fi story, "The Cold Burns" is out in Clarkesworld. This is a dream come true for me. I hope you enjoy reading it!☺️ @clarkesworldmagazine.com
Very happy that all four of my escape rooms were nominated for the TERPECA global escape room of the year award!
No dice for me this time, but congrats to @quickasaflash.bsky.social @alisonwassell.bsky.social and @abbywilliams.bsky.social for their well-deserved wins!
Flash 500 Writing Competitions@flash500.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe results are in for the third quarter's flash fiction category as judged by @scooterwriter.bsky.social Many congratulations to the authors - and also to all who made the long and short lists. The standard was very high! flash500.com/flash-fictio... #flashfiction #WritingCommunity
Time to torture my brain with more rhymes this weekend!
Here's an interview about my Writing Battle nanofiction winner "It Takes a Village" writingbattle.com/past-winners...
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...
CLOSING THE LOOP by Ben Daggers – Fabula Argentea
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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!
My steampunk adventure featuring a plucky young pilot is now available to read at Intrepidus Ink! intrepidusink.com/a-place-in-t...
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.
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My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!
Another talented friend sharing her words in one of the best places around!
Ashleigh Adams 🖋️📚✨@ashdoeswords.bsky.social · 11mo agoAbsolutely SQUEALING with joy to have a piece up in NFFR today! This whole issue is just incredible - congrats on 10 years @nffr.bsky.social 🍾🥂 newflashfiction.com/thursdays-sm...
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!
NYC Midnight@nycmidnight.bsky.social · 11mo agoA huge congratulations to Christy Hartman (Canada) for winning the 100-word Microfiction Challenge for the second consecutive year with her final round story, "Impossible Choice." Check out the full list of 2025 winners at nycmidnight.co/4p1p5KM. Thanks to all who participated!
