Benjamin W. Bass's Blog

So, hear me out on this - A while ago, I was on the internet and someone had a post about why "The Chosen One" is always a teenager... and not a grown person with the ability to be rational or something.Hang on... searching... okay, here is the original post: So that got me thinking about the different stories and whatnot that surround these types of characters. And now I'm going to bore you with

    Some of you may or may not know that in early 2020 I found myself with the option to sign with a publishing company and have my books distributed nationally. This was very exciting and, despite my reluctance, I finally said yes.    I took my book offline, scoured the web for links to my amazon page, and made myself an online ghost in preparation for "release day" - a day that would never come

'Twas the night for spatchcocking!     'Twas the night for spatchcocking, so let's crush this bird!Before you get too excited, It's not a dirty word.I flipped that bird over, and cut out its spineBroke his meaty chest, and set him to brine!His name is Lance and he's our main dinner feastHe's been brining for 48 hours - that big, sexy beast.Buttermilk and salt, and maybe an herb...All soak into

Tonight, standing in my garage, I looked at the wall covered in photos and memorabilia from my life...  and while these things bring me joy to look at, to remember the times and places I'd been, they're holding me back... They're preventing growth. They are a tomb in which I've housed my creativity, never to be used again. They've become an altar to my past in which I pray my previous works and

This week, we take time to honor our Veterans. We say thank you for all that they've done and all that the continue to endure after they've come home.It's not always easy to come home from the war and return to a "normal life" in the civilian world - and this is something I have tried very hard to portray in Alone In The Light. I have taken great pains to show the physical, mental, and emotional

Today is September 9, and 8 years ago, I wrote, "The story is there, I just need to tell it." Well, 8 years later I'm an award-winning author with over 3,000 copies of my book in circulation, a professionally produced Audiobook with amazing narrators, and a National re-release coming on November 9, 2021 through my Publisher, Hurn Publications. It's a very exciting time for me.Saturday, September

Good morning friends and a very happy New Year! I think we can all look back on 2020 with an air of "I'm glad that's over with." - but I'll be honest with you... some of it was, in fact, not bad. I am here today to announce an exciting change in the life of this independent author...I have entered into contract with Hurn Publications to become one of their authors in 2021!  That's right - I'm

Every year, we sit around the table and give thanks. And with it being 2020 and all, we're having trouble finding those little things we're thankful for... I mean, it's been just a shitty year overall am I right? And not just with COVID... the whole year just seems to WANT to make life suck. But we're pulling through... We're moving forward to a better and brighter tomorrow free of the crap that

A couple of days ago, two of my Twitter friends were discussing "life at home" and how it is very much like being on deployment - with the military.

I'll be damned if that didn't hit home really hard.

This whole "Quarantine" thing is very much like being deployed. And that has its good moments and bad moments.... and a WHOLE lot of downtime and boredom.

Let me give you the quick and dirty - 

So, uh, yeah. Where do I start?

I've had an eventful 41 years so far... but this is my first nationwide lock-down/quarantine. So, you know, good times! My kids will now be out of school until May 1 at the earliest and I am moderately concerned about my employment in the foreseeable future... but that's a blog post for a different day.




Today, we're talking about being cooped up in the house