I’m a short story writer based in Osaka, Japan. I love exploring the dark edges of fiction, then slowly backing away before things get a bit too dark.
My words have appeared in Sky Island Journal, Elegant Literature, WestWord , Crepuscular and many other journals and magazines.
When not writing, procrastinating, or feeling guilty for procrastinating instead of writing, I spend my time creating escape rooms and performing close-up magic at a weekly theater show.
Hi, I'm Ben Daggers.
Publications
I, Shinigami Sky Island Journal
Kowloon PRISM International (forthcoming)
Lost Letters Does It Have Pockets? (forthcoming)
One Piece at a Time Black Hare Press
Washed Away WestWord Prizewinners Anthology
At One with Nature Crepuscular
Closing the Loop Fabula Argentea Magazine (forthcoming)
Reporter Notes for the Artisanal Vendor of the Year Contest Egg+Frog
Miracle Blue Beyond the Quill (forthcoming)
A Place in the Skies Intrepidus Ink (forthcoming)
Night Shift Elegant Literature
A Prophecy Which Bears Fruit Foofaraw (forthcoming)
Alette in Lane Six is a Self-Righteous Bitch Foofaraw (forthcoming)
Awards and Accolades
2022 Runner-up, NYCM Flash Fiction (2/3000+)
2022 3rd place, Autumn Writing Battle
2023 6th place, NYCM 250 Word Contest (6/4400+)
2023 Finalist, WestWord Hermit Crab Prize
2023 Longlist, Globe Soup Horror Contest
2024 Finalist, NYCM Short Story Contest
2024 Finalist, Wergle Flomp Humorous Poetry Contest
2024 Finalist, WestWord Micro Contest
2024 Finalist, NYCM Screenplay Contest
2024 Runner-up, Summer Writing Battle
2025 4th place, NYCM Rhyming Story (4/1700+)
2025 Longlist, NQW February Contest
2025 Shortlist, Flash 500 Contest
2025 Finalist, Wergle Flomp Humorous Poetry Contest