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Benjamin Joe

@benjamin_joeb01

writer, journalist, novelist of “Nirvana Dreams” with @Nfbpublishing, work in several journals. Also father, husband and inexplicably a baker and blood donor.

 Amherst, NY
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Joined September 2015
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J.L. Moultrie@JLMoultrieJul 27
New essay in Hobart: hobartpulp.com/web_features/…
Paideia by J.L. Moultrie

Paideia by J.L. Moultrie

Traumatic experiences have a way of lingering and becoming the lens through which we view ourselves and surroundings. In winter, a year and a half ago, a patrol car escorted me to a shelter. I had...

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Thanks to @GhostParachute & @brettpribble for including my flash story in the September issue Check it out if you like stories about: death, existential crisis, and Reese’s peanut butter cups
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Ghost Parachute (@GhostParachute) profile pictureGhost Parachute@GhostParachute1 Sep 2025
The September 2025 issue is here! Cover illustrated by @GirlGoneQuiet. ghostparachute.com/issue/sep…
September 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute

September 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute

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My first poetry collection, Tailgating at the Gates of Hell, is on sale from @GhostCityPress
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Ghost City Press (@GhostCityPress) profile pictureGhost City Press@GhostCityPress6 Jun 2024
Looking for summer beach reads? Nearly half of our print catalog is now on sale for 50% off through the end of the month including titles from @angeelio @MikeAndrelczyk @SpencerKMBrown @alan_chazaro @nicholls_evan @quasireader @Rosiejaccola @dolphinneptune @justin_karcher & more!
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This poem inspired by my late dad has been published in @mosspuppymag
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Moss Puppy Mag 🌿🐶 | OPEN FOR SUBS (@mosspuppymag) profile pictureMoss Puppy Mag 🌿🐶 | OPEN FOR SUBS@mosspuppymag15 May 2024
It's here! Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 06: SLITHER/SWIM is available online and in print. Check it out here: buff.ly/3Qo4HDX
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Here’s a poem about a beautiful day in Buffalo
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Erik Radvon@radvon3 May 2024
This thing is such an emblem of our times.
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@ACKCurrent2 May 2024
Tesla Cyber Truck stuck on a #Nantucket beach today. Can’t make it up
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A tale about Lockport Mayor John Lombardi's dealings with his city's newspaper via @benjamin_joeb01 niagara-gazette.com/news/loc…

Lockport mayor says he's not getting a fair shake from local paper

On Tuesday's live broadcast of WLVL-AM radio's "Wake Up Niagara!" Mayor John Lombardi took issue with coverage of himself in the "local newspaper," which he cared not to name but

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VarietyPack@VarietyPack29 Oct 2023
We're proud to announce that Issue X: Distant #Futurisms will be out on November 30th! #fiction #art #poetry #nonfiction
The text at the top reads ISSUE X: DISTANT FUTURISMS Out 11/30! At the bottom of the text is a futuristic underwater city. Aquatic pods travel around the skyscrapers. In the center of the city is a Space Needle-like building.

ALT The text at the top reads ISSUE X: DISTANT FUTURISMS Out 11/30! At the bottom of the text is a futuristic underwater city. Aquatic pods travel around the skyscrapers. In the center of the city is a Space Needle-like building.

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This is terrible. New York State has to make this right immediately, if they have not done so already. rochesterfirst.com/news/roch…
Rochester man falls victim to EBT Fraud

Rochester man falls victim to EBT Fraud

ROCHESTER N.Y. (WROC) — Brian Foster says because of gun violence he’s disabled and unable to work. So, he relies on monthly food benefits and other programs in order to survive, but an unexp…

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A user found documents containing social security numbers on them during an online search. Niagara County has now suspended online viewing of criminal court documents because of it: niagara-gazette.com/news/loc…
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I’m blown away with what @AlleywayTheatre is doing with my short play. Huge thanks to the wonderful cast & crew. One of the finest interpretations of my words & I’m so inspired to keep showcasing the city I love on the stage. I really hope y’all get a chance to see it
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I think about this panel a lot
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NF residents were given a survey at the end of a public hearing about a plan to borrow federal funds to buy land for a $150 million 'events campus.' The mayor says the results won't be made public because the survey was "not authorized:" niagara-gazette.com/news/loc…
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Attorneys working for the city have asked a judge to find a NF cryptocurrency mining site in contempt of a court order directing the owners to temporarily cease operation. @RickPfeifferTV reports for @NiagaraGazette: niagara-gazette.com/news/loc…
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Bob Confer@bobconfer22 Jan 2023
Ham radio operators are trained on handling radio communications during emergencies. Should snowmobile clubs do the same -- and be provided special radio equipment to use, when needed, by county sheriffs in NY? The value of snowmobiles was shown in the blizzard of '22.
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Three in custody following shots fired and three-hour standoff at Royal Park Apartments in the Town of Niagara. @RickPfeifferTV reports for @NiagaraGazette: niagara-gazette.com/news/cri…
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Private firm NFR and an affiliate file challenges to City of Niagara Falls' effort to acquire, through eminent domain, 12 acres of private property for proposed $150 million Centennial Park project. Firms' lawyers say deal will cost city $11 million: niagara-gazette.com/news/loc…
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Lockport man asks common council members to imagine getting call telling them a loved one died from a drug overdose. @benjamin_joeb01 reports for @LockportJournal: lockportjournal.com/news/loc…
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Buffalo’s vibrant poetry scene
RD Pohl (@RDPohl1) profile pictureRD Pohl@RDPohl127 Nov 2022
A Buffalo area poetry and literature for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2022.
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Follow some of our fav lit mags! @trampset @peachmgzn @Cheap_Pop @LightspeedMag @pankmagazine @GhostCityPress @fiyahlitmag @fairytalereview @CincinnReview @MaudlinHouse @SampaguitaMaria @timberlinerev @riggwelterpress #FF
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