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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 21

Little post-launch update to help me decompress, more than anything. #booklaunch #indiepub #writinglife

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Mediac: The View, Post-Launch

Thoughts on how the whole thing went — the good, the bad, and the ugly

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 18

Crazy turnout for the Mediac #booklaunch party yesterday! Delightful (& unsettling) readings from satirical food review maverick @nershwood.bsky.social and fantasy phenom Thomas (T.M.) May.

Thanks to everyone for getting this @anxietypress.bsky.social joint out into the ether.

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 14

Glamor shots.

#indiepublishing #booklaunch #shortfiction #shortstories

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 11

Was going back through stuff from the last few months this morning and I'm still pretty jazzed about this gross #shortstory and the folks at RJ for running with it.

Best read after 11a.m. And wash your hands after.

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April 14, 2025: Fiction by Benjamin Ray Allee

His stream has fizzled out now, leaving him nothing to do but shake himself dry and head out for yet another glass of Morgan on the rocks. But instead, he stays, unzipped and leering at the shelf, …

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 10

Latest #bookhaul. Wait--

Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 8

Exceedingly proud of this well-curated recently played lineup.

Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 8

And for those peeved by Prime, Mediac is now also available via Bookshop

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Mediac

Check out Mediac - From Anxiety Press A malevolent Brutalist architect's most mysterious work finds a new fan. An ad-man desperate for approval succumbs to alluring, yet horrific, co...

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 2

No luck breaking top 10 in the contemporary fiction category, but Mediac has taken its rightful place *above* Kazuo Ishiguro and Krasznahorkai on the coveted Kindle Absurdism charts.

'Bout dang time.

Feels pretty breezy up here.

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just shy of the top 10 new releases in its category.
Let's get this thing to the top-a-da charts, eh?

Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 30

Link for purchase: a.co/d/7tcO867

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 30

MEDIAC is out now w/ @anxietypress.bsky.social
🔗⬇️

15 anxious tales, fit for those who liked:
- Aronofsky’s Black Swan
- Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler / Velvet Buzzsaw
- Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer
- Nabokov’s Pale Fire
- John Logan’s play Red, about Mark Rothko

And other arty thrills.

#booklaunch

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 27

Lol, Storygraph AI thinks I might not like the book I wrote

#storygraph #writerlife

Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 24

@anxietypress.bsky.social

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 24

Even though the launch party is in a few weeks, the collection should be available for purchase sooner, so keep an eye on socials and check in with the Anxiety Press Amazon page to snag it when you can. 🤘 (3/3)

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 24

On a personal note, I’m so excited (and more than a little anxious) to celebrate this thing. It’s the culmination of a lot of work from myself and the folks at Anxiety Press, and it really couldn’t have come together without the support of the writing community here in town. (2/3)

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 24

Book launch party coming up! To celebrate the publication of Mediac from @thinsliceofanxiety, join myself and friends at Buvez on Thursday, 7/17 from 7-9pm. We’ll have readings from local writers and copies of Mediac (& more!) for sale. Free & open to the public (1/3)

#indiepublishing #booksky

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 17

Mediac Book Launch:
Buvez, 7/17 @ 7p.m.

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 17

Indie Lit Reading:
Flicker Bar, 7/8 @ 7p.m.

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 17

Updates on Mediac's upcoming launch! Including a breakdown of the last couple months, how/when to order a copy, and details on reading & launch events in July

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Mediac: Short Story Collection Nearing Launch!

My debut short story collection, Mediac, is nearing publication! Here’s more about the process thus far and upcoming dates.

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 12

A few of the MEDIACs in my upcoming collection from @anxietypress.bsky.social:

- A Brutalist architect’s most dedicated fan
- An ad-man desperate for approval
- A horror writer who just lost his muse
- A photographer who shoots more than he can handle
- A very, very talented young painter

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 11

Pilot V5 is my standard--I use that plus my back-pocket Field Notes for poetry, journaling, and idea-jotting (Leuchtturm1917 hardback for drafting short fiction). I've also got a brass Kaweco Sport for fancy occasions but I'm too worried about something happening to it to carry it around!

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · Jun 10

Keep your eyes open, folks--a new book of short stories titled MEDIAC is trying to sneak onto your bookshelf and e-reader, and you're the only one who can stop it. Raise awareness to prevent unwanted intrusions of well-curated catalogues around the world.

@anxietypress.bsky.social‬

#booksky

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · May 29

Some images just floor you, speaking words across time and space you never thought you'd hear.

Nanjing University, Gulou Campus, by Caitriana Nicholson, via Wikipedia.

Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · May 22

Athens's transportation grant woes culminate in a grisly end. Quotes from one commissioner calling proposed infrastructure improvements a deal with the devil in October, only to complain about losing the grant in May...

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How ACC gov lost a $25 million grant for north Athens | Athens Politics Nerd

The Athens-Clarke County Transportation and Public Works Department is reporting that the plan the ACC Commission approved in November to redesign North

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Ben Allee @benallee.bsky.social · May 14