My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books
for a living. Larissa has been kind enough to allow me a little space on her
blog to promote my new novel RESOLUTION: Huck Finn’s Greatest Adventure.
I think it’s a good book, but what do I know? Anyway, I’m kinda shy about
tooting my own horn. So I think I’ll turn things over to my dog, Danny the Dog.
He always has a bad attitude and usually does not speak highly of me. But
please understand that we co-exist as the old Soviet Union and the United
States co-existed. We tolerate each other. So without further ado, here’s
Danny.
Hello, all you dog lovers out there. It's me,
Danny the Dog. Andrew took me
away from sitting in the shade of a beautiful old oak tree and chewing on a
nice piece of rawhide. It seems he needs me to help him out here. For a person
that works with words for a living, he has very little to say in real life. He
wants me to tout his book for him, but I don’t think I will. Instead, I think
I’ll tell you about my new girlfriend. Her name is Heather. I
have many girlfriends, but Heather is my favorite. She lives on a sailboat a
couple of slips down from the boat Andrew and I live on.
First of all, I bet you all think Heather is a
dog. Well you’re wrong; she’s a human. I know, no one is perfect, except maybe
me. But human or not, Heather is cool. We first met a few months ago when she
brought her sailboat to the marina for repairs.
The first time I saw her, I was outside on the
dock catching a few rays. I like to soak up a little sun in the wintertime
(when it’s cool) to lighten my fur. I think it makes me look more attractive.
Anyway, she came off her boat and scratched me behind the ear. It was love at
first scratch.
I’m sure she feels the same way about me because
she is always giving me “cookies” as she calls them. They’re really just dog
biscuits, but what the hell. A few years ago, Andrew brought some home and I
wouldn’t eat one of them. He eventually ended up having to throw them out. But
somehow, from Heather’s hand they are oh-so
sweet. She also gave me a water bowl as a present.
Nowadays when I take Andrew for a walk, the
first thing that I do is run right up to Heather’s boat with my tail a-waggin’
and I won’t move until she comes out and pats me on the head. Andrew doesn’t
like the delay to his walk, but he’s so well trained by now, he’ll stand there
until I’m ready to go.
But I’m sad as I write these words. You see,
Heather is leaving me. Her boat is repaired and she will be setting sail for
the Islands in about a week. I would like to go with her, and she has offered
to take me, but I can’t leave Andrew. He would be lost without me. He can’t
even find his shoes in the morning without my help. And who would write his
books for him? No, I can’t go away with Heather. I will miss her, and out of
memory of her, I swear I will never eat another dog biscuit once she is gone.
That’s
about it for now. If I hurry, I might be able to get home in time to have dinner
with Heather. She’s a much better cook than Andrew.
Oh
yeah, I almost forgot—go out and buy Andrew’s book.
This is Andrew again. On behalf of Danny
and myself, I would like to thank Larissa for having us over. It’s been a real
pleasure.
About the Book:
It is 1896 in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The largest gold strike in the annals of human history has just been made; however, word of the discovery will not reach the outside world for another year.
By happenstance, a fifty-nine-year-old Huck Finn and his lady friend, Molly Lee, are on hand, but they are not interested in gold. They have come to that neck of the woods seeking adventure.
Someone should have warned them, “Be careful what you wish for.”
When disaster strikes, they volunteer to save the day by making an arduous six hundred mile journey by dog sled in the depths of a Yukon winter. They race against time, nature, and man. With the temperature hovering around seventy degrees below zero, they must fight every day if they are to live to see the next.
On the frozen trail, they are put upon by murderers, hungry wolves, and hostile Indians, but those adversaries have nothing over the weather. At seventy below, your spit freezes a foot from your face. Your cheeks burn—your skin turns purple and black as it dies from the cold. You are in constant danger of losing fingers and toes to frostbite.
It is into this world that Huck and Molly race.
They cannot stop. They cannot turn back. They can only go on. Lives hang in the balance—including theirs.
By happenstance, a fifty-nine-year-old Huck Finn and his lady friend, Molly Lee, are on hand, but they are not interested in gold. They have come to that neck of the woods seeking adventure.
Someone should have warned them, “Be careful what you wish for.”
When disaster strikes, they volunteer to save the day by making an arduous six hundred mile journey by dog sled in the depths of a Yukon winter. They race against time, nature, and man. With the temperature hovering around seventy degrees below zero, they must fight every day if they are to live to see the next.
On the frozen trail, they are put upon by murderers, hungry wolves, and hostile Indians, but those adversaries have nothing over the weather. At seventy below, your spit freezes a foot from your face. Your cheeks burn—your skin turns purple and black as it dies from the cold. You are in constant danger of losing fingers and toes to frostbite.
It is into this world that Huck and Molly race.
They cannot stop. They cannot turn back. They can only go on. Lives hang in the balance—including theirs.
Buy the Book
Thanks for an interesting post, Larissa. Gave me a good laugh! I've read Mr. Joyce's books and thoroughly enjoyed them. I think the book blurb for RESOLUTION shows what a wonderful writer Joyce is!
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