FROM THE FLAMES

My first novel was released in April. It is the story of a demon who escapes the clutches of Hell to find unexpected feelings once on earth.

It can be bought through Amazon, Fictionwise, or the publisher's website. Go to the link for ordering information.

http://wings-press.com/Bookstore/From%20The%20Flames.htm

Put On a Happy Face

I find that it's hard to be upbeat and contribute a ton to this blog. Let's face it. I have four followers, and ONE IS ME! Another is my wife who I know never reads this, and the other two are friends who probably never read this. That's why I am lackadaisical about the whole thing. If anyone actually does read this without my knowledge, then e-mail me at basans@live.com and let me know. Otherwise, I'll be going dark unless I have something important to say.







OH, AND BUY MY NOVEL, FROM THE FLAMES, WHICH COMES OUT APRIL 1ST FROM WINGS E-PRESS!

Catch a Tiger by the Toe

This week Tiger Woods issued an apology for his extramarital affairs that have sparked widespread gossip and speculation concerning the extent of his infidelities. During his public apology he stated, "I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to." Later he went on to admit, "I was wrong. I was foolish." We have heard this same apology time and time again from public figures and why? BECAUSE THEY GOT CAUGHT! Tiger isn't sorry about his indiscretions. He's sorry the world (and more importantly his wife) found out about them. We've heard this same plead for forgiveness from politicians, religious leaders, movie stars, and a bevy of other famous figures. What I want to see for a change is one of these guys to come out and say, "Yeah I did it, and I'm going to do it again! There's just too much fine ass women in the world for me and my money to let get by." I understand that the underlying fact is that most of these men apologize because of the dollars attached to the apology, but Tiger Woods truly does have enough money to just come out and say what he wants to say. Sure he'll lose endorsements. Sure he'll probably be kicked out the PGA. Sure his wife will leave him, but wouldn't that be more entertaining than the predictable outcome of the heartfelt apology to the public and the ones he "loves". If he really loved his wife, he wouldn't be out there sticking his cock in anything that moved. Of course his mom would forgive him, and he would be free to continue shagging the masses. Now that he has apologized, we as the spectators to this multi performer (sometimes porn performing) circus are going to have to stand back and be bombarded with advertisements that are aimed at forgiving the billion dollar golf star. We're going to see news stories about his recovery and how he has beaten the sickness of sexual addition (still one of the funniest damn things I ever heard as what guy isn't addicted to sex). This is NOT what I want to see. I want to see originality. I don't want to hear about a comeback (no pun intended) story or how he beat the odds to reform his ways. Since I want to see ads that fall along the lines of Tiger standing up for his deeds because his money does make him above the realm of the moral standard, I have decided to come up with a few ads or tag lines for that reality.

AND FINALLY,

I have a new website

I recently set up a new website to promote my writing. Check it out.

http://basans.sixserve.com

As for updating this blog, I've been busy with other writing but plan to start writing here again real soon.

B. A. Sans - Published Author

Yours truly is now published in an anthology which also includes short stories by incredible horror geniuses like Ramsay Campbell and Simon Clark called And Now the Nightmare Begins: the Horror Zine. This book can be purchased at Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Now-Nightmare-Begins-Horror-Zine/dp/1593933568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261745752&sr=1-1.

But that's not all. As of yesterday I also signed a contract with Wings ePress for the publication of my first published novel, a paranormal romance entitled From the Flames about a demon, Andras, who escapes from Hell after a treaty between God and Satan is agreed upon that doesn't allow divine influence on mankind anymore. Once on earth, he meets a young woman with whom he feels a strange attraction toward. As he fights his emotional urges and tries to figure out what the feelings mean, his old minion, Flauros, is sent by Lucifer to retrieve him at all costs.

Although Retirement Park was the first novel I wrote, From the Flames is the first one that is going to be published. The manuscript for Retirement Park was requested by a different publisher a couple months ago, and I'm awaiting new of its status. Possibly very soon I will have two novels in the stages of being published. From the Flames is due out by Wings ePress in April 2010.

Now I'm going to be reworking the first children's novel I wrote entitled The Royal Ceederonian, and I'll begin writing I vs. IVF: A Tedious Journey which is going to be about my wife's and my real life experiences in trying to have another child.

Reality Show Mania

It's amazing the crap that TV producers will package and sell to networks. It's even more amazing that people watch this junk. First came the fad of reality TV shows such as Survivor and Big Brother. These eventually spawned reality TV networks such as FOX Reality and TruTV. Just a few minutes ago, I saw a commercial for a reality show about Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel. The commercial glorified all the aspects of reality TV gold: a unique landscape, people acting like spoiled toddlers, and of course, scantily clad women.

Since other people can come up with great ideas for stupid reality TV shows and make money, why can't I? I have an idea for a show called, Public Restrooms. The premise is the documentaton of how people treat restrooms, what they do in there, and how they react to noisy and smelly depositors. I figure if their going to put crap on TV, why not make it literal.

Questions I've Always Wondered

How come God's country isn't in the United Nations? Does he not want peace for mankind?

If they add braille to drive up ATM's, why doesn't McDonalds do the same thing to their drive thru menu?

If humans are so evolved, why are we the only creature that has to wipe our asses?

If getting a vasectomy is called getting fixed, why isn't having a baby called going broke?

If age makes you wise, what the hell happened here?





If prostitution is the world's oldest profession, how in the hell did guys make money to buy sex?



And finally...

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?