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Hobbit for Hire

A Bad Movie Review in a Haiku

By D.K. ShepardPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Hobbit for Hire
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Bilbo of Bag End

Who’s afraid of his shadow

Bungles burglar job

Author's Note: This piece was created for Matthew Fromm’s Bad Movie Review Challenge. Check out the details in the story linked below.

Haiku

About the Creator

D.K. Shepard

Character Crafter, Witty Banter Enthusiast, World Builder, Unpublished novelist...for now

Fantasy is where I thrive, but I like to experiment with genres for my short stories. Currently employed as a teacher in Louisville.

dkshepard.com

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  • Joe O’Connorabout a year ago

    Barrel-rider haha. I always loved his namaing of titles when talking to Smaug. He was definitely an unlikely candidate for a burglar!

  • Heather Hublerabout a year ago

    LOL, this was great and that title was perfect!!

  • Definitely a tongue twister 🤓

  • Paul Stewartabout a year ago

    hahaha...poor Bilbo. Frodo carried the Baggins legacy! Love the almost tongue-twistery quality to this! Great job - hilarious!

  • JBazabout a year ago

    Hey I love Bibo, I believe he bungled on purpose. This is a great entry

  • Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago

    Lol. Nice one, DK!

  • Mackenzie Davisabout a year ago

    I love this!!

  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    I dunno, I thought he was quite good at it! 😂

  • Hannah Mooreabout a year ago

    Ah, but was the book even about him?

  • Hahahahahahahhaa that was so funnyyyyyy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • John Coxabout a year ago

    This is a hoot, DK! I love the line Bungles burglar job!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Ha. Well done..

  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    This gave me a great laugh! Loved it so much.

  • Kenny Pennabout a year ago

    Haha! Loved this one!

  • Sean A.about a year ago

    A perfect synopsis

  • Caroline Cravenabout a year ago

    Haha! Great job!

  • Rachel Deemingabout a year ago

    Funny!

  • Dana Crandellabout a year ago

    Brilliant and accurate! Way to go, D.K!

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