Benjamin Fortier

Based on the writing prompt "Something ancient rises from an old pond." Horror flash fiction.

Our system looked like a perverse amalgamation of capitalism, socialism, and plutocracy. It was a hooded taskmaster

They operated like a hive mind. When the signal was launched, they swarmed out from the tunnels. Their hands came through the sewer grates.

Parris Island in July. The confidence course loomed around us with its ropes, walls, towers, and murky pools.

July 2nd was the book launch of Afterthoughts, a compilation of writings by veterans with ties to Rhode Island.

This one sort of got away from me. Not gonna lie. The prompt was easy enough, but I went in a weird direction. For some reason, my mind...

Discover the eerie events in Maplewood Hollow as a mysterious Arachnid Convergence brings trillions of spiders to this quiet New England tow

A woman finds old 16mm film from her childhood and sees that she had a sister — what happened to her?

Veterans for Peace Poetry Reading I was honored to be invited by the Veterans for Peace to read poetry for them at their rally point in...

For the first time in years, I recently had the fantastic experience of being so engrossed by a novel that I could not turn away.

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation has created a series of distinguished, nationally recognized awards that honor a variety of media, art,

My stomach was doing flips like a professional gymnast on a trampoline. This was not the final inspection on the Parris Island drill...

November is men’s mental health. These prompts were created by “The Lighthouse of Poetry” which is a page dedicated to mental health

It was a Friday. A holy day for the majority of the inhabitants of our fair city. It was around the time it started getting disgustingly...

I was recollecting all the times I had struggled to fall asleep. It felt like thousands, if not tens of thousands, of hours staring

This is a revised essay, the original of which I wrote nearly two decades ago as a High School student. It is about my grandfather.

The book “Left of Bang” is a facilitated version of the Marine Corps’ Combat Hunter program. This advanced infantry program consists of...

Review of Poetry Book The Clearing Barrel by Anthony Roberts.

Tears suddenly rolled down my right cheek. It felt as if a channel of magma was tunneling through the granite my face was supposed to be...

A Word Like God is an attempt by author Leo Jenkins to harness these enlightening experiences.