It’s finally happened. I’m
famous, or infamous, or something similar. Being a dog I’m not all that
familiar with the fine points of this language.
Just this week my action
adventure novel – Treasure Isla - was
published on Amazon e-books. Yep. That’s right – my novel. There are other characters
in the book such as the two women who are hunting for buried pirate treasure, dodging
disreputable men, and a killer. There are good guys and there are bad guys in
the book, but in my opinion I am the main star.
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| Why can't I sit on the table? I'm famous you know! |
My name is Sparky, or as I
am known to my close friends – The Sparkinator! I am a pure-bred Mexican
low-rider; a handsome combination of Jack Russel Terrier, a bit of Spaniel, and
a touch of Dalmatian. I live on Isla Mujeres in a comfortable house right on
the beach and I have two well-trained employees who cater to my every need.
The first employee is
Servant. She is the ghost writer for my novel. Servant also serves my meals,
cooks my special requests, and takes me out for walks or golf cart rides to
whatever location on the island that I wish to explore. She also likes to teach me new things. Just this morning while she was making me a very special meal of chicken bits and other stuff, the container slipped out of her hands and the hot ingredients splashed across the kitchen floor and onto the cupboards. She said some new words that I hadn't heard before. I need someone to translate for me.
Servant also frequently refers
to me as a ‘divo’ which I think translates
to special, or very special. For some reason she shakes her head and rolls her
eyes when she calls me a ‘divo.’ I shake my head when I get ear lice, so perhaps
she has ear lice.
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| Pet buffet |
My other employee is Driver.
He gives me lots of pats and enjoys my company on any one of our sofas, or
beside him in the bed. He also acts as my alternate chauffeur when Servant isn’t
available. Until recently Driver drove me around the island or in the city of
Cancun in my dark blue, Mini-Cooper S convertible. Then one day Driver sold my hot
little car. He said I wasn’t using it enough to justify having both a car and a
golf cart. We still have the carito de golf for my daily excursions, but since
he didn’t have my permission to sell my sports-car I am considering docking his
pay for the next several months. It is so difficult to get good help these
days.
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| Sold the Mini-Cooper S |
My novel is only available
on e-books, so I won’t be able to paw-print a copy for my many fans. When my
second novel is published in 2017, I am going to renegotiate my contracts with
Servant and Driver. They just aren’t treating me with the respect that I
deserve.
Hasta Luego
The
Sparkinator
(Lynda & Lawrie)
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