Ben Chase is an award-winning writer whose work has been published in Elegant Literature, Short Story Stack, and Toasted Cheese. He won the January 2026 Elegant Literature Award for New Writers. When he’s not writing, he can be found rowing or refereeing soccer, with a good chance that coaches will be yelling at him in either discipline. You can find more of his writing on substack - ratracereleases.substack.com
