Dogs Don't Cook
THE STRUGGLES OF A WAR HERO RECOVERING FROM PTSD
\nThomas \u201cHatch\u201d Hatchfield is an artist derailed by the Vietnam War. Beginning with crayons as a child, he honed his love for drawing as an art major in college and during a semester of study in Rome. Twenty-seven years after discharge, with a gut injury and a Purple Heart, Hatch still wanders Seattle\u2019s Pioneer Square. With an air of snarky hostility, he drinks away his talent, having long ago traded his paint brushes and pens for Ripple and Thunderbird.
\nAt least he has his invisible dog, Bud, always trotting beside him, always willing to listen, even willing to talk
. \nHatch faces a DUI and attends court-ordered AA meetings. One night he stops at a nearby Seattle diner owned by Rosa, a Puerto Rican earth mother who hires him as a kitchen prep. Rosa inspires Hatch to renew his love of drawing.
\nAs he claws his way to sobriety one brushstroke at a time, Hatch must come to terms with ghosts from the war, a fellow ex-marine\u2019s failings, and the truth about his dog.