{"id":49,"date":"2011-04-28T15:15:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T21:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2023-06-29T06:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T12:46:46","slug":"regarding-dead-things-on-the-side-of-the-road","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/regarding-dead-things-on-the-side-of-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Regarding Dead Things on the Side of the Road"},"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=\"Review%3A%20Passage%20to%20Moorea%20by%20B.R.%20O%27Hagan\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><div id=\"content-3\" class=\"content-left-image-section content-image-left\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" data-label=\"Content\" data-id=\"content-image-left\" data-category=\"content\">\n<div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"content-left-image-imgcol\" data-type=\"column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NQpgYO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dead_things_ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<h3 class=\"\">Regarding Dead Things on the Side of the Road<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bxwretlind.com\/images\/5-stars.png\" width=\"75\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u2013 \u201cA Buffet of tales to ease all your dark and twisted cravings\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bxwretlind.com\/images\/5-stars.png\" width=\"75\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u2013 \u201cFantastic!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button color1\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NQpgYO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-icon=\"fa-amazon\">Available Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-left-image-textcol dynamic-color\" data-type=\"column\">\n<h2 class=\"\">A Literary Sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Benjamin X. Wretlind is known for writing outside the box, whatever that box happens to be. In this collection of fourteen short stories, two novellas, and some bad poetry, his talent for the bizarre, the horrific, and even the soft and quiet is put on display for you to analyze.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Covering ground from 1991 until 2021, each story is forwarded by Benjamin\u2019s own short take on why or how it was written. From the opening story exploring the psyche of one of mythology&#8217;s oft-vilified characters to a bizarre journey into the mind of a man who believes the walls are talking to the almost autobiographical story of a man looking for the horizon, <em>Regarding Dead Things on the Side of the Road<\/em> will keep you entertained if not thinking deeply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">If you\u2019re looking for a literary sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord, this collection is right for you. This is not thematic, rather the journey of a writer from humble beginnings to the humble present. With each new story, you will see growth in both content and style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Some of these stories have been published in magazines like\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;\">The Horror Express<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;\">All Hallows<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;\">Horror Carousel<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic;\">Bare Bones<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0anthology series, while others have never been published before.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<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=\"Review%3A%20Passage%20to%20Moorea%20by%20B.R.%20O%27Hagan\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regarding Dead Things on the Side of the Road \u00a0\u2013 \u201cA Buffet of tales to ease all your dark and twisted cravings\u201d \u00a0\u2013 \u201cFantastic!\u201d Available Now A Literary Sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord! 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