The Otis Ring
By Andy Johnson
The Otis Ring
By Andy Johnson
Unnerved by sobriety and crushed by the loss of family life, a Louisiana lawyer staggers forward in solitude, unable to take the edge off. By turns funny and bittersweet, The Otis Ring is a wry take on failure, despair, perseverance, and acceptance.
With a curious mix of reality and imagination, memoir and fiction, the story is told through a cast of characters, including the author and his children, a hearing-impaired psychotherapist, a lamentable ghost, talking lizards, and a wise yard gnome.
The Otis Ring explores the challenge of lying in a bed of one’s own making. Two jiggers dry wit and a splash of cheap melancholy, The Otis Ring is an intoxicating read. Addictive even.
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“Nothing is sacred to Johnson or spared his now-dry wit. The Otis Ring is Johnson’s attempt to explain—never excuse—succumbing to an illness which has ruined better men than he: better, but few funnier or more irreverent. Page after hilarious page, Johnson shows us how to replace inward-focused embarrassment with outward-looking compassion. It should be required reading for all addicts—the thirteenth step in the twelve-step program.”
“Andy Johnson picks up the most ordinary rocks we stumble on along this journey through life and turns them into fantastical observations on the human condition. For those who enjoy smart humor, The Otis Ring is a gift to yourself and one to share every time you find someone who needs to actually laugh out loud, in real life.”