Bill the Bull

by Michael R. West

Michael R. West’s Bill the Bull is a dark, satirical first-person narrative about a man who turns his body, image, and understanding of suburban dissatisfaction into a lucrative underground business. Beginning with a prologue that traces how he became a local legend, the manuscript follows his rise from a marginalized teenager to a self-styled “service” for unhappy wives, built on secrecy, desire, and carefully managed reputation.

The book explores marriage, power, money, and the emotional machinery of the suburbs. Through the narrator’s observations, it examines what people seek in relationships, how dissatisfaction spreads through ordinary lives, and how appearances can become a kind of currency. It also shows the logistics behind his operation: apartments, legal structures, records, pricing, and the steady growth of a hidden enterprise.

This book will appeal to readers interested in provocative literary fiction, antiheroes, and unsparing commentary on marriage, desire, and suburban life. It is not a romantic story, but a psychologically driven portrait of ambition and the systems people build around longing.