End Of A Book Reflections: Fear Of The Unknown

     Okay. I apologize for the lapse in posts on this blog. There is really no excuse for that. But, somehow, I was too busy with a lot of personal & literary & creative matters to write on my blog. So, that's my excuse. At the moment, I had a long day, & just finished typing a chapter in The Devil Horn's Toss. So, just bear with me, I'd rather be finishing the final chapters of Savant & working on the musical that replaced The Devil Horns' Toss right now.
    But, as this post suggests, I have finished The Devil Horns' Toss. And, I will be reflecting on the overall theme of the book. Now, this reflection I promise will be a little less ranty than Borders & Envelopes' end of book reflections, because The Devil Horns' Toss is a lot weirder than Borders & Envelopes was.
       Anyway, the main theme of The Devil Horns' Toss was the  Unknown. But, looking at all my manuscripts, that is a common theme in a lot of my books/movies/plays. So, I looked deeper in the manuscript. And, I found the overall main theme of the book was Fear of The Unknown. So, that's what this'll be about.

   

   Either way, the fear of the unknown is what has drove the forces of mankind & all other life forms except cells & plants. And, not all of the ways the fear of the unknown drive mankind & all animals are good. Most of the time, it leads to wild/injured animals attacking humans/other  wild/domestic animals/inanimate objects. Now, do not get me wrong. Humans expierience it too. A perfect example of humans being negatively affected by the fear of the unknown is the driving of many wierd & wonderful animals to extinction/near extinction. Another perfect two examples of  humans being negatively affected by the fear of the unknown that probably suits this summary of The Devil Horns' Toss best is postmedia reactions to Columbine & the reactions of many extremist pseudochristian churches to heavy metal/rock n' roll bands such as (oh, I don't know...) Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Rolling Stones, (insert other band names that have faced churches picketing their concerts here).
    In The Devil Horns' Toss, the main character is a member in a rock n' roll band whose girlfriend & band mates are kidnapped by Mephistopheles. His evilness then challenges the main character to a game of bowling. Throughout the book, the main character is going through a lot of fear of the unknown. He doesn't know how to bowl, so, he is afraid to lose the game. And, more importantly, he is afraid because he doesn't know what's going to happen next.

Happy Belated 237th Birthday America!!!!: A Monologue

       Hello. Today is Thursday, July 5th, 2012. Yesterday was July 4th, or as it is called here "Independence Day". For those of you in other countries, Independence Day is another way of saying the 237th anniversary of this nation's founding. Most countries in the world don't have an Independence Day because they aren't democracies or they have been nations for over 1,000 years, and the exact date of the countries founding is unknown, & guessing would be inaccurate. Before I go on, would like to warn you not to take what I am about to say seriously, as this is like one of those Hallmark funny cards that's sold for birthdays.
  

   Ahh... America, what can I possibly say? 237 years ago yesterday, a pack of about 17 or so white guys decided to write a paper that in a nutshell said "Fuck you England" & send it to the king of England at the time, King George III. Thus began a war that led to the forming of a (in my opinion being an American) great nation. A nation that decides to make everyone spend money they don't have on a daily basis. A nation that tells its people what foods can kill them, yet sells this killer food at the cheapest prices. A nation that can decide in a national survey that a shock rocker is far more frightning than a woman that possibly murdered her own two-year-old daughter.
    But, who am I to say the problems with this nation? Other than those minor flaws, you are still beautiful. So, I would like to propose a toast. Here's to the 237 years America has been a nation! And, here's to another 237 years! HAPPY BELATED 237th BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!