{"id":253,"date":"2011-06-25T08:17:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T14:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2025-08-12T17:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:58:20","slug":"who-am-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/who-am-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"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=\"Biography\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"> <a href=\"#short-bio\">Short Bio<\/a> \u25cf <a href=\"#more-expressive-bio\">More &#8220;Expressive&#8221; Bio<\/a> \u25cf <a href=\"#interviews\">Interviews<\/a> \u25cf <a href=\"#gallery\">Gallery of Unimpressive Pictures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"short-bio\">Short Bio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin, a speculative fiction author, ran with scissors when he was five. He now writes, paints, uses sharp woodworking tools and plays with glue. Sometimes he does these things at the same time. He is the author of the <em>Transit <\/em>books, an anthropological science fiction series, as well a several other novels and nonfiction books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emotethis.net\/\">Emote This<\/a>, a service devoted to exploring emotion as it applies to writers and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin lives with his wife Jesse in Arizona.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-970x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16539 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-970x1024.jpg 970w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-768x811.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-1455x1536.jpg 1455w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-1024x1081.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot-1023x1080.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Headshot.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-expressive-bio\">More &#8220;Expressive&#8221; Bio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin X. Wretlind is a speculative fiction author who writes science fiction, dark fantasy, magical realism, and some horror. He has been&#8211;at different times, of course\u2013a fry cook, range boy, greens maintenance technician, reservations agent, room service attendant, editor, banquet server, meteorologist, instructor, program manager for Internet applications, curriculum developer, training simulation engineer, leadership facilitator\/coach, process improvement consultant, learning manager and organizational psychologist. As an organizational psychologist, he specializes in emotional intelligence as it applies to creative fields. He is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emotethis.net\/\">Emote This<\/a>, a service devoted to exploring emotion as it applies to writers and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin is the creator of the <em>Transit <\/em>series of novels, which has been called &#8220;an engaging, personality-driven tale with detailed SF worldbuilding.&#8221; He has also written and published many novels, collections, and the weirdest creative writing book ever. Owing his life\u2019s viewpoint to Bob Ross, he has also painted a few things, thrown a few paintings away, and probably has a painting on an easel right now. Oh, and he loves woodworking, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s all about <strong>creating<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin lives with his wife Jesse in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220624_083443-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13565 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220624_083443-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220624_083443-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220624_083443-150x150.jpg 150w, 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