The contemporary, and ever growing, term, "INDIE," has always oozed mystique and coolness to me. Since it's unique beginnings, I have always wanted to be considered "INDIE," in something. I never thought it would make me mysterious or cool to be considered "INDIE," which it definitely hasn't. However, I wanted to be considered "INDIE," because it represented the fact that "every day people" are capable of creating beautiful works of artistic nature; in music, writing, photography, painting, drawing, etc. With the completion and self-publishing of my memoir, Life With Ziggy: A Boy, A Dog, & A Life Saved , am I finally an "INDIE" author? I guess, I finally consider myself an "INDIE" author. While "INDIE" can also be another term for "POOR," I love the fact that I can share my work with tens, if not hundreds of people. I will never sell a million copies, hell...I might not ever make i
Life With Ziggy is a memoir by Justin Barrow. Overwhelmed and overcome by the insidiousness of depression, a young man adopts a malnourished, abused, and terrified Pit Bull - Basenji mix in order to help him make sense of his troubled life. The dog, which was set to be euthanized hours later, is rescued at the last minute with a small glimmer of hope that he will, in turn, rescue his new master in his last minutes.