Comments on: Robert Haydon Jones and Greg Lippert

By: Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:23:37 +0000

I always enjoy RHJ pieces. No two are alike and this one is a masterpiece. My only regret is its a short story and not a novel. Do us all a favor Bob, write a novel!

By: paul zalon

paul zalon — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:26:31 +0000

One of my favorite RHJ pieces. There is so much emotional detail in so few words; I feel I know what each character is feeling at every single moment (maybe even Maurice.) I love how the kid’s pitching allows the two adults to connect. RHJ writes with elegance and simplicity; every word is there for a reason; if you took one word out or added one word – it might change the total composition. A true miniaturist with words.

By: malachy

malachy — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:16:32 +0000

This story is sufficient motivation to seek skulking cancer to kick the shit out of. It is human and compassionate as it looks into the canyon of death beautifully written and manages to leave us hanging without a great deal of resentment m

By: seanbeaudoin

seanbeaudoin — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:47:08 +0000

Jimmy O’Hara takes Alex Rodriguez out for a walk! Good stuff.

By: Charles DeFanti

Charles DeFanti — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:03:24 +0000

Like the Treatment Kerchief Lady, the reader is snagged by Jones’s Ancient Mariner, who won’t let go. And we can’t resist the tale, as it surges to its climax, with all the energy of a typical Jones piece. Riveting.

By: Jack Orth

Jack Orth — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:26:36 +0000

RHJ sets your mind spinning right away, especally if you’re his age, which I am. Jimmy gets you involved in the story fast, and it speeds up as he gos along. But the genius of RHJ is that he gets you involved with each word, and you hope for an ending that you’d see in a movie. But most movies are’nt real life, and this wonderful piece is real life. Sometimes real life doesn’t end with a “They Lived Happilly ever after”, but the story gets you so involved that you just hope things work out for The Kerchief Lady & her son, Kyle. You also are in Jimmy’s corner & hope he gets to see the Kerchief Lady again. You’ll get involved–great stories do that to you!

By: Dave Monroe

Dave Monroe — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 04:26:03 +0000

A moving, powerful story.

By: Ed Lambertson

Ed Lambertson — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:31:32 +0000

A sad but hopeful story of both the frailty and strength of the human spirit. Touching and haunting.

By: dan shulman

dan shulman — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:39:59 +0000

Wow! As with everything Jones writes, this hits hard, feels true, and opens up emotional depths well worth plumbing.

By: Quentin

Quentin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:16:32 +0000

This is one of my favorites! Love it… Quentin