A Reprint From 2019 Yesterday was Memorial Day. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the temperature perfect. So, I decided to take a walk in the park. It being a holiday, I knew it would be crowded. I prefer to have the place to myself, so I usually go on the weekdays. […]
I have another one of my youthful adventures to relate. But this time I was not a victim. The trouble cascading down upon my very young shoulders was the fault of no one other than my ever-lovin’ self. I’d been travelin’ up and down the state of California for six months—between LA and San Francisco—hitting […]
I’d like to relay a little story of the time I had a beer with Kris Kristofferson … before he was famous. It was 1968; I was eighteen years old, and was hitchhiking from Miami to New York. I had gotten off the beaten track, so to speak. I should have stayed on US 301 […]
It’s said you have to walk that lonesome valley for yourself. Nobody else can go it for you. I was heading down trail—that long lonesome trail—intent on making my own way. I was once so lonely … I was once without you. I ain’t much for words. I’m just a hired hand, working for wages […]
My name is Andrew Joyce, and for those of you who keep up with the adventures of Danny the Dog, I’m his human and he’s my dog. He’s always writing about me, telling you nice people what an idiot I am and that I drink too much. But I want you to know right here […]
Well, it’s that time of year where I have to set the world right with my annual Christmas message of peace and love. It’s a big responsibility, but it’s the least I can do for my fellow canines and their humans. I reckon I should first introduce myself to those of you who have been […]
I’m in a foul mood today, so this communiqué will be short. It’s been raining for three days and three nights. One more day of this miserable weather and I’m going to have Andrew build us an ark. Well, maybe not, seeing as how we already live on a boat. “We” being myself, Danny the […]
I’ve just been reading a little Billy Shakespeare and listening to Kris Kristofferson. Genius will tell out. What got to me this day was how they both spoke to having nothing. Billy said: “Having nothing, nothing can he lose.” (Henry VI, Part 3) And Kris wrote: “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.” […]
I’d like to tell you, gentle reader, of my travails. I’m Danny the Dog, and today’s adventure is about a morning that will live in infamy. It started out as most of my mornings do. At 5:00 a.m., I wagged my tail, hitting the wall with it, and then I started in with my patented […]
Hello, everybody. It is I, your favorite dog, Danny the Dog. At least I’m your favorite dog that pens episodic epistles. I write about my life, my loves, and my losses—although I do not lose very often. Today I’m here to tell you about one of my many wins. And of course, it’s a win […]
Andrew Joyce 