It was just in Bill Hobson’s nature, before he was even a runt, why, before he even learned to walk, he’d taught himself to bunt. He showed little interest in grade school. His teachers found him as a student wanting. He’d do no homework, but every day in his backyard, for six hours after [...]
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The Ballad of Bill “The Bunter” Hobson (A Spectacularly Undistinguished Practitioner of the Art of Professional Fisticuffs, Who Nevertheless is Remembered as a War Hero)
Posted by Tom Busillo on April 14, 2012
http://monsterbegood.com/2012/04/14/the-ballad-of-bill-the-bunter-hobson-a-spectacularly-undistinguished-practioner-in-the-art-of-professional-fisticuffs-who-nevertheless-is-remembered-as-a-war-hero/
Do the Children of the Shoemaker Really Have No Shoes?
The children of the shoemaker have no shoes? Does that mean the children of the blues guitarist don’t have any blues? The children of the fruit peddler don’t have any fruit? The children of the boot maker don’t have a single boot? The children of the banker, their pockets have no money? The children of [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on August 14, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/08/14/do-the-children-of-the-shoemaker-really-have-no-shoes/
Matchmaker to the Widowmaker
Lorrie, Lorrie, Have you met Gordie? He flies drones from his desk, He gives a good sortie, Does it without strings, Does it without wire, Can blast a camel through a needle, Can thread a missile through a tire. When he dresses in the morning, Round his neck he puts a charm, Brought back by [...]
Posted by Tom Busillo on June 20, 2011
http://monsterbegood.com/2011/06/20/matchmaker-to-the-widowmaker/
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