Benjamin Fortier

Benjamin Fortier is a multi-talented author, musician, and videographer. He grew up in a small village in New England He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and within ten days of high school graduation, he was standing on the yellow footprints at Parris Island. Less than nine months later he was patrolling the streets of Fallujah with the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines. His latest book, Phantoms (published in 2023 by Dead Reckoning Collective) was awarded the Robert A. Gannon award for poetry dealing with Marine Corps life.  When he's not writing, he's playing video games, cuddling his dog, gardening, or trying to get better at one of the many instruments he's determined to master. He is a life member and plank owner of ...