Ass Beard wasn't a pirate, but people treated him like he was. Thief, liar, murderer, scoundrel, he wasn't any of these, but once people heard his name they couldn't help but treat him as such.
He tried his best to prove people wrong. He saved children who were retrieved by scared mothers, opened doors for cowed and shivering strangers, he loaned money that was repaid with obscene and unasked for interest. Nothing Ass Beard did could change people's minds about him, or his name.
Alone at night he would stare at the stars, and wonder if there was another world out there. A world where people heard the name Ass Beard and let out a giggle, instead of a moan.
I like Ass Beard. He sounds like a good friend.
ReplyDeleteI think I know him.....
ReplyDeleteI actually wrote a short story on a superhero named Ass Beard once. :0
ReplyDeleteAss Beard sounds like a bit of a chump. I wouldn't trust him or his ultimate mandate. nobody is THAT nice...hmm...
ReplyDeleteThat'd be my world.
ReplyDeleteI did let out a giggle. Ass Beard's perfect world does exist.
ReplyDeleteI think there are a couple kids of celebrities who will wish the same thing when they grow up. Funny stuff.
ReplyDeletePeople like Ass Beard always go un-noticed and unappreciated. What a sad world we live in!
ReplyDeleteWhy cant he simply change his name? Or pull a stunt or sing a rapsong and name himself T,ICE-T,D, or whatever?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this post wasn't what i was originally expecting.
ReplyDeleteWell, uh. OK. That's cool, I guess. It seems the dolt should change his name, lol.
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