Ben Shahon
@beansbaker5.bsky.social
Author of SHORT RELIEF, a chapbook (out now!) from https://bsky.app/profile/406press.bsky.social
Fiction editor @ bsky.app/profile/publishedbyJAKE.bsky.social
Writing at benshahon.com
(He/Him/His)
Occasional (Frequent) posts about other nerdy shit.
Fiction editor @ bsky.app/profile/publishedbyJAKE.bsky.social
Writing at benshahon.com
(He/Him/His)
Occasional (Frequent) posts about other nerdy shit.
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Ben Shahon
@beansbaker5.bsky.social
· Mar 7
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!
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One more weekend! Mark you calendars!
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!
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
One more weekend! Mark you calendars!
Reposted by Ben Shahon
ICYMI amid yesterday's detritus, CJ put out a new issue!!!
Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked.
fall 2025 issue 11.1 "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." Where'd this fall's theme come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a.....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
ICYMI amid yesterday's detritus, CJ put out a new issue!!!
Back with the longest short story I've pubbed in a mag since two and half years ago. Grateful to @vanwinkle.bsky.social for putting out this one!
Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked.
fall 2025 issue 11.1 "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." Where'd this fall's theme come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a.....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Back with the longest short story I've pubbed in a mag since two and half years ago. Grateful to @vanwinkle.bsky.social for putting out this one!
Reposted by Ben Shahon
Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked.
fall 2025 issue 11.1 "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." Where'd this fall's theme come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a.....
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Cowboy Jamboree's Fall issue is live y'all.
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
We're kicking off our 11th (!) year with "Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked." The theme was inspired by a Slim Hand lyric & these writers took it in all kinds of cool directions.
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/hidden-behin...
Idk if this is a political hot take, but I genuinely blame Tim Kaine for being directly responsible for trump getting into office in the first place.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Idk if this is a political hot take, but I genuinely blame Tim Kaine for being directly responsible for trump getting into office in the first place.
It's an extremely, "Man why am I in [suburb nowhere near where I live]" kind of day
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's an extremely, "Man why am I in [suburb nowhere near where I live]" kind of day
I should not drink a fourth cup of coffee. But I want to!
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I should not drink a fourth cup of coffee. But I want to!
New Mountain Goats day is always a good day!
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New Mountain Goats day is always a good day!
When we say Republican politicians are categorically evil, this is what we mean.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
When we say Republican politicians are categorically evil, this is what we mean.
Reposted by Ben Shahon
"The art school debt trap persists because it benefits everyone but the students"
The Art School Debt Trap
MFA programs are marketed as gateways to success. The fine print tells a different story.
hyperallergic.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"The art school debt trap persists because it benefits everyone but the students"
Reposted by Ben Shahon
If you are in Southern California, you won't want to miss this lineup on Nov. 22!
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!
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are in Southern California, you won't want to miss this lineup on Nov. 22!
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!
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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!
Reposted by Ben Shahon
I'm, uh, launching a Substack about magic the gathering?
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
A Johnny's Pridemate | Substack
substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I'm, uh, launching a Substack about magic the gathering?
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
I'm, uh, launching a Substack about magic the gathering?
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
A Johnny's Pridemate | Substack
substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I'm, uh, launching a Substack about magic the gathering?
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
substack.com/@ajohnnyspri...
I swear to God, these fuckers better not trade for skubal or skenes next
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I swear to God, these fuckers better not trade for skubal or skenes next
Holy hell. Best world series?
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Holy hell. Best world series?
The World Series is almost over, and I'm bemoaning another season of asking why my team is as much of a trainwreck as it is (LAA). If your team has no chance of celebrating tonight, why not spend Halloween with a sixty page chap about lower level ball?
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...
406press.com/product/shor...
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The World Series is almost over, and I'm bemoaning another season of asking why my team is as much of a trainwreck as it is (LAA). If your team has no chance of celebrating tonight, why not spend Halloween with a sixty page chap about lower level ball?
I think I'm going to start saying "George was never my scene" more often in response to things I'm not really into
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I think I'm going to start saying "George was never my scene" more often in response to things I'm not really into
Reposted by Ben Shahon
Can't wait for It's Lit! Literary Magazine Submissions workshop tomorrowwww 😍
icymi, i lost my job and am running some workshops to make money to uh, live?
tickets for the first run of THE RANDOMIZER are up now at natraum.com/links. the rest are coming soon!
tickets for the first run of THE RANDOMIZER are up now at natraum.com/links. the rest are coming soon!
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Can't wait for It's Lit! Literary Magazine Submissions workshop tomorrowwww 😍
Guess I'll finish going over final revisions of my Arte Moreno essay tomorrow, lol
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Guess I'll finish going over final revisions of my Arte Moreno essay tomorrow, lol
Sorry braves fans. He's going to the hall as a dodger for sure now
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Sorry braves fans. He's going to the hall as a dodger for sure now
They can't walk him a fifth time
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
They can't walk him a fifth time
That line drive!!!
October 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
That line drive!!!