What He Left Behind aka The Wind and Cell Block W

About this episode

Benjamin Bradley joins to discuss small towns, his book 'What He Left Behind', and various storytelling themes.

We're joined by the lovely Benjamin Bradley to discuss the charms and not-so-much charms of small towns, leaving vs. staying in hometowns, and his latest release What He Left Behind. We also talk about New Jersey folklore, letting teenagers run the show in certain stories, and revisiting the stories we wrote as kids. Benjamin Bradley is a member of both Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. He's the author of the Shepard & Kelly Mystery series through Indies United Publishing House and his short fiction has appeared in literary magazines including Reckon Review and Flash Fiction Magazine . He works in public health and homelessness and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, their cat Fox, and their dog Harper. Dark Waters vol. 1 & 2 are available to order! To get a copy, head over to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and check out our ⁠merch store ⁠ too. Want to submit to be a guest author? Emaildarkwaterspodcast@gmail.com Intro/Outro music: www.bensound.com Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed are the opinions of the participants and not of the organizations or institutions with which they are affiliated.

People in this episode

Host: Dark Waters

Guest: Benjamin Bradley

Topics covered

• small towns
• hometowns
• New Jersey folklore
• teenagers in storytelling
• revisiting childhood stories

Keywords

• small towns
• New Jersey folklore
• What He Left Behind
• teenagers
• childhood stories
• mystery writing
• public health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Indies United Publishing House, Reckon Review, Flash Fiction Magazine

Products: Dark Waters vol. 1 & 2

Books & works: What He Left Behind

Places: New Jersey, Raleigh, North Carolina