Written for Esquire magazine late in Fitzgerald's career, The Pat Hobby Stories is a bittersweet, humorous recollection of a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter trying to break back into show business who has better success breaking into bars.Pat Hobby's Christmas wish --A man in the way --"Boil some water, lots of it" --Teamed with genius --Pat Hobby and Orson Welles --Pat Hobby's secret --Pat Hobby, putative father --The homes of the stars --Pat Hobby does his bit --Pat Hobby's preview --No harm trying --A patriotic short --On the trail of Pat Hobby --Fun in an artist's studio --Two old-timers --Mightier than the sword --Pat Hobby's college days