Waldi: A Story about a Dog and Some Grass

by Nick Mizak

After Paul Dewey's miniature dachshund, Waldi, eats a pot brownie one night and fast-growing marijuana plants start appearing in his backyard, Dewey does what any sensible person would—he starts selling pot. But it doesn't take long until the underachieving stoner runs into problems with rival dealers, cops, ex-girlfriends, and most problematic of all, a bunch of neighborhood kids with strong noses and even stronger entrepreneurial instincts. When Waldi goes missing, Dewey will stop at nothing to get his dog back—unless, like, you've got a joint ready to go, in which case he probably has time for a quick toke or two.

215 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 30, 2020

About the author

Nick Mizak grew up in Appalachia. Some of his fondest memories include watching and then playing high school football. He also coached at his alma mater for one year, as the defensive coordinator for the school’s J.V. team. He was let go after just one underwhelming season: the J.V. team won only two games, and then, two years later, the same group of players went 0-10 as a varsity squad. Which begs the question: did Nick overachieve with the group, or did he stunt their development? He spends a considerable amount of time still thinking about this.

Reviews

[Dean Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genuinely loved this book. At points I was crying, at points I was literally laughing out loud in a coffee shop - simply a good read. So glad I found it in a little library in DC. Will be forever recommending.