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    Bonk: Monsters & Miracles
    Bonk: Monsters & Miracles
    Bonk: Monsters & Miracles
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    Bonk: Monsters & Miracles

    By John Bruner

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    The saddest part of me and Snap is that it came to its final chapter before we were ready to quit reading!
    But to my delightand now yoursthat issue has been solved with another masterpiece of writing in Bonk: Monsters & Miracles!

    Although this book is not a sequel, you will happily be reintroduced to some of the same characters and settings. That being said, Bonk stands on its own as storyteller Bruner skillfully intertwines today and yesterday in such a delightful manner that you scarcely notice that youve jumped from one century to another, then back again, with ease.

    So join in the fun, but with a word of warningyou should not read Bonk in a quiet library, as you might just get kicked out for laughing out loud! And it might not be a bad idea to have a box of Kleenex within reach, as John tugs at your heart when you least expect it.

    Buckle up and prepare yourself for a fun ride in Bonk: Monsters & Miracles.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 4, 2017
    ISBN9781524579685
    Bonk: Monsters & Miracles
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    John Bruner

    John W. Bruner was born and raised in Carroll, Iowa. In 1965, he married his high school sweetheart, Connie Schreck, and they raised two girls, Christine and Jennifer. Both daughters married hometown boys and have given their folks seven grandchildren. John was a high school and junior high school principal, teacher, and coach for sixteen years. In 1982, he entered the financial services industry where he currently manages a full-blown practice, specializing in retirement income planning. According to John, he has too much love and too much fun in his life to even think about retiring, so he has alerted readers to watch for a sequel sometime in 2010.

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      Bonk - John Bruner

      Copyright © 2017 by John Bruner.

      ISBN:                   Hardcover                   978-1-5245-7970-8

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                                    eBook                         978-1-5245-7968-5

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted

      in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,

      without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 02/02/2017

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      FOREWORD

      Chapter 1 Midnight Witch

      Chapter 2 Greenriver

      Chapter 3 BONK!

      Chapter 4 Don’t Kill Fritz

      Chapter 5 Killed In The Fort

      Chapter 6 The Birds & The Bees

      Chapter 7 Yellow Snow

      Chapter 8 Friendly Fire

      Chapter 9 Lady Gilmore

      Chapter 10 Monsters & Sissies

      Chapter 11 Ambushed

      Chapter 12 Contraptions

      Chapter 13 Double Snap

      Chapter 14 Campin’ Out

      Chapter 15 Special Delivery

      Chapter 16 Long Jump

      Chapter 17 Friday Night Fights

      Chapter 18 Sucker Punch

      Chapter 19 Oh, Sh**!

      Chapter 20 Smoke Hill

      Chapter 21 Wiffle Whack

      Chapter 22 Tricked!

      Chapter 23 Lost & Found

      Chapter 24 Bushwhackers

      Chapter 25 War In The Kitchen

      Chapter 26 Heavenly Escort

      Chapter 27 The Mad Bomber

      Chapter 28 Angels On The Interstate

      Chapter 29 Who’s Lumpy?

      Chapter 30 Snap’s In Quicksand

      Chapter 31 Beer

      Thanks for checking out

      BONK: Monsters & Miracles.

      We hope it brings you love and laughter

      and sweet memories.

      You can also check out our website at:

      www.gutbustingtales.com

      FOREWORD

      By Bill Sheridan

      The creator of one of television’s longest running and most successful programs was a man by the name of Don Hewitt. He developed a Sunday night program, watched by millions for several decades, called 60 Minutes. Virtually everyone reading this book has seen it many times, along with its copycats, 20/20 and Dateline. All follow the same format: three 12-minute vignettes. And all three live by the late Mr. Hewitt’s mantra:

      TELL THEM A STORY!

      Whether my friend and author, John Bruner, ever knew that mantra or not, he’s following the adage beautifully. Without getting bogged down with endless descriptions or boring details, he succinctly and beautifully tells us a story. And not just one! In one short chapter after another, he tickles our funny bones, brings tears to our eyes, or gives us pause for thought about the many miracles that surround us daily.

      In his first book, Me and Snap, John told hilarious tales about how he and his brother lived and loved their way through childhood and adolescence. They did so under the watchful eyes of their parents, neighbors, siblings, church, school, and townspeople in an idyllic Midwestern setting. And they did so at warp speed, throwing caution to the wind and never regretting a moment of living life to the fullest.

      The saddest part of Me and Snap is that it came to its final chapter before we were ready to quit reading!

      But, to my delight –– and now yours –– that issue has been solved with another masterpiece of writing in BONK: Monsters and Miracles!

      Although this book is NOT a sequel, you will happily be reintroduced to some of the same characters and settings. That being said, BONK stands on its own as story-teller Bruner skillfully intertwines today and yesterday in such a delightful manner that you scarcely notice that you’ve jumped from one century to another, then back again, with ease.

      So join in the fun, but with a word of warning: you should not read BONK in a quiet library, as you might just get kicked out for laughing out loud! And it might not be a bad idea to have a box of Kleenex within reach, as John tugs at your heart when you least expect it.

      Buckle up and prepare yourself for a fun ride in BONK: Monsters and Miracles.

      June 2010

      Chapter 1

      MIDNIGHT WITCH

      I gotta pee!

      Dateline: 1949

      It was 1949. I was five years old and a pretty normal kid. I had my fantasies and fears, but what happened in the middle of that night is as vivid now as it was sixty years ago when it happened.

      Mom said, John, you just had a bad dream.

      It wasn’t a dream, Mom.

      Then you had a nightmare; and a nightmare is a really bad dream that seems like a real event.

      It was real, I insisted, not a nightmare. Besides, if it was a nightmare, how did the chair at the desk in our room get so close to my bed?

      Mother didn’t say anything. She just picked up the chair and put it back by the desk.

      Well, this is what Mom said was a nightmare: Me and Snap were sound asleep and it was really late because Mom, Dad and our sister, Judy, were all in bed sleeping. It was totally dark in the house. I woke up because I had to pee. I sat up and was about to get out of bed, when I saw her. There she was, sitting on a chair about three feet away from me. It was a witch. She was dressed all in black with a black veil on her head and funny little glasses.

      I was really, really scared. I did the only thing I could think of doing; I started to visit with her. I said, Hi.

      She didn’t say anything. She just stared at me. I told her that I was a good boy and that I always ate all my food. She just stared. I told her I could ride my bike and that I liked school. No answer. She didn’t even blink. I then told her that Snap was a good boy, too, and that we always do what Mom and Dad tell us to do. No answer. I think she knew the truth. I told her we say our prayers at night and that we love Jesus and that we always brush our teeth in the morning. She didn’t care. She just looked at me.

      I couldn’t hold it much longer. I told her, I gotta pee!

      The only response was that same steely, scary look. I asked her if I could go to the bathroom now. She just sat there.

      Well, this witch was bigger than me and she scared me, so I decided not to try and wrestle her. Instead, I made the same decision that any typical five-year-old would make. I laid back down, rolled over, pulled the covers up, and ... peed my pants ... and…

      WET THE BED!

      Chapter 2

      GREENRIVER

      It was a good day!

      Dateline: 1952

      We weren’t very big, but we were in big trouble. I can’t remember exactly what it was that me and Snap did, but it had something to do with stuff being broken.

      Anyway, Mom said, Boys, out of the house and go to your father’s office.

      Oh, no! Not the office!

      We begged her! We pleaded with her! We apologized, but to no avail. She just looked at us and ordered, "Get moving, NOW!"

      Dad’s office was downtown, ten blocks away. As we were making that long, scary journey, we visited about what punishment was awaiting us. We would probably get a spanking and that was okay, because at least it would be over with quickly.

      We might be sent to the Boys’ Room with no supper that evening. That was okay, too, because we had some candy stashed in secret places in the Boys’ Room.

      Boys’ Town? We didn’t want to go there. It’s too far from home. And, if we decided to leave there we might get lost on our way home.

      What if Dad took

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