Ben Longoria

Author and Veteran

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Last weeks hiking time with muh boi | | | #hiking #hikingadventures #hikingtrails #caves #caving #texascaves #texasparksandwildlife #texasparks #parks #wild #wildlife #wildlifephotography #adventure #sanantonio #texas #adventure #fitness (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWRleIOF5U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My current WIP is mostly complete but revising has seen it go through some big changes. I’m going to miss writing this character’s adventures so the final book needs to be a good end to the trilogy. • | | | | #books #book #bookcover #bookcoverchallenge #bookcoverdesign #bookcoverart #bookart #art #bookdesign #artwork #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #dogart #dogs #postapocalyptic #fiction #literature #writingcommunity #scifi (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBF6n1uUsw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hello Defiant began very differently. The original story had Scout escaping a virtual reality used for people in stasis aboard a spaceship only to find the AI of the ship had gone insane. But that was too big a jump into horror and I wanted something more emotional. For me Hello Defiant is the part of the Jungle Book when Mowgli joins civilization. Hello Defiant picks up the story of Endtown and brings Scout out of the wasteland to live among civilized humans. • | | | #hellodefiant #thehoundofendtown #dogs #pets #astronaut #scifi #literature #fiction #sciencefiction #scifibooks #books #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookcommunity #read #reading #writer #wip #writingcommunity (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3EC-3OL83/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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What started as a ten page idea became a book that later became two novels. I’m gonna miss Scout and his postapocalyptic journey. This series has a special place in my heart. 🐶 ☢️ • | | | | #books#book #bookclub #bookcover #bookcommunity #bookillustration #coverart #artwork #postapocalyptic #apocalyptic #apocalypse #armageddon #urbex #dogs #pets #thehoundofendtown (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CplcI5jOUN2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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What a weekend with my beautiful love. Happy berfday boo 👻 ❤️ • | | | | #love #birthdaygirl #birthday #birthdayparty #bday #bdaygirl #bdayparty #sanantonio #satx #texas #texasgirls #elsewhere #paramour #dragshow #dancing #fun (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpbTrkxMzIE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My pup was a star this weekend ⭐️ | | | | #thelastlifeboat #tiatnic #titanicmovie #titanic1912 #play #theatre #theatrekid #theatreparents #stage #entertainment #acting #hollywood #dogs #dog #doggo #pup #puppy #pets #cutepets #cuteanimals (at Nimitz Middle School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpJRAxossal/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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10 years ago today I signed my leave form and left the Army. Eight years in. Two years and three months in combat. Countless stories. Time sure goes quick. 🫡 • | | | | #army #army #armylife #usarmy #soldier #veteran #vet #servicemembers #combatveteran #combatvet #combat #iraqwar #cavalry #cavscout #scout #cav #recon #military #militarylife (at Mosul, Iraq) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cos62uTsNnX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A perfect little walk along the river with the girls • | | | | #sanantonio #sanantoniotexas #sanantonioriverwalk #riverwalk #downtownsa #downtown #satx #dogs #pets #family #citylife (at Blue Star Arts Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CojDev6M3a3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The art for my book, The Hound of Endtown, had a rough start. I hadn’t drawn at that point for several years so I was rusty and while I had an idea I just didn’t know how to translate it well enough. I was too excited just to release my 1st printed book. But even here you can see what would later become the final product. • | | | | #books #book #bookrecommendations #bookart #bookcover #bookcommunity #bookillustration #illustration #pencildrawing #drawing #charcoaldrawing #art #artwork #dog #postapocalyptic #apocalypse #apocalyptic #novel #endoftheworld (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofUqnAOOiY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It took several attempts but this was the book cover that beat the rest. I don’t paint too often so I was nervous about using watercolors but I’m glad I did! You can order a copy of The Hound of Endtown today by visiting searosspub.com • | | | | #book #books #bookart #bookillustration #illustration #bookcover #bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #books2read #readingrecommendations #apocalypse #postapocalyptic #postapocalypse #armageddon #dogs #art #watercolor #paintings (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocuviPOWTj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Monster: Shade “Pete and his captor fell from a sky illuminated by a grinning harvest moon. There, under a dome of calcified gore, was a land teeming with a menagerie of ghostly life. Pallid creatures with the heads of beasts milled about aimlessly. Their bodies, made of dust, were caught in strong gusts of winds. Their strange oblivious lives were snuffed out in an instant. Above the masses that stretched on into the infinite, flew a choir of blue-skinned cherubs. Their manic laughter echoed throughout the land and caused Pete’s teeth to crack.” -Marfa, TX (The Forest Around The Hill) Find a copy here ➡️ https://www.searosspub.com/the-forest-around-the-hill • | | | | #myth #mythology #occult #occultart #supernatural #horror #horrorart #horrorfiction #books #bookart #bookillustration #illustration #pendrawing #creature #creatures #creatureconcept #scary #monsters #monsterart #bestiary #lovecraftian #necronomicon #grimoire #fantasy #cosmichorror (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKWXnUOQEu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Liminal Room. Here the Sleepless One monitors the unseen spheres of light that radiate from and thoughout the cosmos. It is a living limbo, a self aware prison for a god, that sits in the invisible world of light, gravity, magnetism, and, with human intervention, the digital scape. Todays culture calls it the backrooms. • | | | | #myth #mythology #occult #occultart #supernatural #horror #horrorart #horrorfiction #books #bookart #bookillustration #illustration #pendrawing #creature #creatures #creatureconcept #scary #monsters #monsterart #bestiary #lovecraftian #necronomicon #grimoire #fantasy #cosmichorror #backrooms #thebackrooms #creepypasta (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIU1Weux9b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The big guy himself, the Blind Idiot God, also known as the Ur God and the Creator. From his throne he mindlessly sacrifices his own flesh to give life to all manner of mortals and immortals. • | | | | #myth #mythology #occult #occultart #supernatural #horror #horrorart #horrorfiction #books #bookart #bookillustration #illustration #pendrawing #creature #creatures #creatureconcept #scary #monsters #monsterart #bestiary #lovecraftian #necronomicon #grimoire #fantasy #cosmichorror (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoC0XJAO8gw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Troll bridges, part one • | | | | #urbex #urbex_underground #draining #drainer #urbexpeople #urbexphotography #urbexworld #urbexplaces #urbexphoto #citylife #sanantonio #underground #scary #spooky #streetart #urbexer #urbexing #urbanexplorer #urbanexploration #urbanexploring #thebackrooms (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn62kR2O1jq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Visions of hell, part two • #urbex #urbex_underground #draining #drainer #urbexpeople #urbexphotography #urbexworld #urbexplaces #urbexphoto #citylife #sanantonio #underground #scary #spooky #streetart #urbanexplorer #urbanexploring #urbanexploration #urbexer (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnw0RQwOl8N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Visions of hell, part one. • | | | | #urbex #urbex_underground #draining #drainer #urbexpeople #urbexphotography #urbexworld #urbexplaces #urbexphoto #citylife #sanantonio #underground #scary #spooky #streetart #urbexer #urbexing #urbanexplorer #urbanexploration #urbanexploring (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnwvuwgO4-a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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One of my favorite spots to stroll sits just a quick stroll away. I like to call it urban Chichen Itza. Lots of warnings about skin walkers out there too. • | | | #urbanphotography #urbanjungle #urbanexploration #urbex #urbexpeople #urbexphotography #urbexworld #urbanlife #urbanlifestyle #citylife #travel #worldtravel #underground #hiking #sanantonio #satx #satxphotography #urbexphotography #urbexer (at Stone Oak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhPzL4O7f6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=