http://basilsands.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Basil's Mind in Print en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:38 GMT 2010-01-03T00:00:38Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976907098&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace I would like to introduce to you my third thriller novel, "From the Pulpit".   It will be posted here on Gather in chapter installments, one to three chapters a week, as it is . . . Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:05:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976907098&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-02-09T22:05:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976738816&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Karl's last flight (c)2006, Basil Sands Sweat ran off his face in late afternoon sun.  The heat was dry, burning his throat and lips with every inhalation.  How in the world did he let this . . . Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:21:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976738816&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2006-03-22T21:21:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970242&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 38   Picktown Ohio 9:55 pm Billy Z pulled the white Chevy Impala into a quiet area of Sycamore Creek Park in the city of Picktown.  He followed the dirt road  that led around the . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:12:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970242&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-28T03:12:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970250&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 40 Columbus Memorial Hospital January 18th, 2012 Hogan was aware of his friends standing over him, although he wasn’t sure how long they had been there or, for that matter, how long he . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:18:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970250&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-28T03:18:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970731&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Faces ©2007, Basil Sands The budding green tips Of the birch along the stream bank Peek from their resting places As they uncoil in the warm spring air The stream beneath me bubbles Along it’s . . . Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:17:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970731&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-29T00:17:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970244&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 39 Two days after the Ohio State vs. Michigan game, Francis Beauregard Snively was sitting in the posh office of Snively Wholesale Shoe Distributors.  His business had been brisk and quite . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:15:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970244&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-28T03:15:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970238&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 37 Hogan ended the cell call with Andy Fleiss and was putting the phone back in his pocket when shouts came from between the RV’s where the team had followed Ring.  “Get out . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:09:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970238&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-28T03:09:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970234&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 36 Billy Z was following the route he had been given on the gps unit.  He had just turned from Olentangy River Road onto King street when he was surprised to see a man flagging him down.  . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:05:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970234&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-28T03:05:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970233&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 35 The phone on Paul Hogan’s desk rang loudly, waking him out of the deep slumber he was enjoying in his office chair.  Mike Farris rose from the couch along the wall as Hogan answered . . . Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:03:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976970233&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-28T03:03:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963634&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 34 Ronald Henderson was a train engineer extraordinaire. “Most people think that being a train engineer is easy.” He often told his wife, “Because they think that hey, you know, . . . Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:26:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963634&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-20T04:26:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963630&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 33 Saturday October 29th, 2011 South of Columbus Ohio 0300 am Billy Z., legally known as Detective William Coffee, had been an undercover narcotics officer in Columbus for five years.  He . . . Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:23:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963630&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-20T04:23:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963627&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 32 Friday October 28th, 2011 FBI Headquarters 19:30 pm Farris and Hogan had spent the entire afternoon and evening in the area surrounding the Ohio stadium inspecting the security and trying . . . Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:21:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976963627&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-20T04:21:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976952388&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 30 Friday October 28th, 2011 FBI Headquarters 11:30 am Hildegard Rottbruck stood quietly beside Mike Farris as he described to her and Paul Hogan what had happened to Harry Johnson at his church.  . . . Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:43:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976952388&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-07T18:43:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909276&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 2 October 12th, Present Day Faith Presbyterian Church Picktown Ohio As Pastor Michael Farris stepped down from the pulpit at twelve thirty that crisp mid-October Sunday afternoon the sunlight . . . Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:28:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909276&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-02-13T04:28:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976952375&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 29 Friday October 28th, 2011 2:45 am State Route 16, east of Columbus Ohio On the drive back to Columbus Mike managed to fall into a deep sleep for what felt like hours.  As the deepest . . . Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:29:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976952375&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-07T18:29:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947254&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 27 Billy Z picked up his cell phone and dialed the number linked to the name Jazzy Jeff in his contacts list.  “Sup?”  said the deep voice on the other end. “Yo, . . . Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:27:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947254&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-01T05:27:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976952359&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 28 Jajce, Bosnia September 1998 Captain Farris lay very still.  So still that several mice had actually run over his back and scurried away without even taking notice of the presence of . . . Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:16:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976952359&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-07T18:16:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947252&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 26   The Crime Scene Investigations team from FBI Headquarters was going through the wreckage of the van in the Mound Builders Country Club parking lot as paramedics checked out the three . . . Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:21:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976947252&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-04-01T05:21:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939365&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 25 Thursday October 27th, 2011 FBI Regional Headquarters Office of the Ohio Valley Anti-Terrorist Task Force Columbus Ohio 6:50 pm Mike and Hilde entered the FBI building to be met in the lobby . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:42:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939365&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-23T07:42:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939363&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 24 Thursday October 27th, 2011 FBI Signals Intelligence Communications Room Columbus Ohio 4:18 pm “YES!”  Andy Fleiss shouted as he jumped up from his desk.  “YES! . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:40:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939363&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-23T07:40:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939358&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 23 Jajce, Bosnia-Herzegovina July 1998 A hundred yards to the east of the house with the sand bagged position Captain Farris and Gunny Johnson setup an observation point to watch that building . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:31:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939358&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-23T07:31:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939356&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 22 Damon Clark’s hand trembled as he pointed to the warehouse by the river.  “There it is.” He said, his eyes darting back and forth as he tried to stay low in the seat. . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:29:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939356&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-23T07:29:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939350&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 21 Thursday, October 27th 2011 FBI Regional HQ Columbus Ohio Interrogation room 10:30 am “Where’s my lawyer?”  demanded G-man, aka Damon Clark. “I ain’t talking . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:25:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939350&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-23T07:25:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934403&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 20 Thursday, October 27th 2011 Mr. White’s warehouse Columbus Ohio 08:45 am The image on the TV screen was motionless for what seemed like an eternity.  Allie fidgeted nervously with . . . Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:00:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934403&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-17T18:00:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934400&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 19 Jajce Bosnia-Hertzgovina July 1998 Later that afternoon, as the hot summer sun hung in the sky, waves of shimmering heat dancing off the asphalt pavement of highway E761, Johnson and Farris . . . Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:58:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934400&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-17T17:58:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939368&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Sometimes I wear pink ©2007, Basil Sands Sometimes I wear pink It’s not intentional most of the time It just happens I’m a big, somewhat muscular guy I was a Marine even But sometimes . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:56:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939368&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-23T07:56:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934398&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 18 Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Ohio State University Campus St. John’s Arena 19:36 Chrissie Fine was a five-foot tall, blonde haired, hazel eyed and very petite, 21-year-old college . . . Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:55:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934398&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-17T17:55:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934395&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 17 Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 FBI Regional Headquarters Office of the Ohio Valley Anti-Terrorist Task Force 16:25 PM Dan Martin entered Hogan’s office looking flustered.  “Sorry . . . Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:53:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976934395&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-17T17:53:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976927698&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Chapter 16 Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 FBI Regional Headquarters Office of the Ohio Valley Anti-Terrorist Task Force 15:30 PM Farris and the others were carefully going over the surveillance videos . . . Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:55:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976927698&grpId=3659174697238962&nav=Groupspace Basil Sands 2007-03-09T20:55:17Z