{"id":22791,"date":"2023-03-05T12:11:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T19:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?page_id=22791"},"modified":"2023-08-13T10:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:34:50","slug":"beyond-the-wildwood-a-collection-of-the-creative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/beyond-the-wildwood-a-collection-of-the-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Wildwood: A Collection of the Creative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Beyond%20the%20Wildwood%3A%20A%20Collection%20of%20the%20Creative\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-come-take-a-walk-beyond-the-wildwood-and-see-what-s-out-there\"><strong>Come take a walk Beyond the Wildwood and see what&#8217;s out there.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/404L86b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BTW_6x9_FRONT_cover_sm-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond the Wildwood: A Collection of the Creative\" class=\"wp-image-22793 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BTW_6x9_FRONT_cover_sm-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BTW_6x9_FRONT_cover_sm-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BTW_6x9_FRONT_cover_sm-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BTW_6x9_FRONT_cover_sm-716x1080.jpg 716w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BTW_6x9_FRONT_cover_sm.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/404L86b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Available Now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a desert between worlds to a newly inhabited planet light years from Earth,&nbsp;<em>Beyond the Wildwood<\/em>&nbsp;presents an eclectic collection of 15 short stories, 2 novellas, 10 works of art (in full color), 3 essays and 1 poem from the mind of Benjamin X. 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