Comments on: Matthew Levine and Robert Haydon Jones

By: Chris Egan

Chris Egan — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:10:28 +0000

Excellent! Once again, you point out how fragile this all is – every day, a gift.

By: Dave Monroe

Dave Monroe — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:32:24 +0000

Great opening, wild high-to-low emotional ride. Ending is low key, but powerful as character struggles with the big-lonely reality of facing his own mortality. Excellent painting, too.

By: John Haydon Tucker

John Haydon Tucker — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:09:49 +0000

This piece kicked me in the stomach as hard as Jimmy’s diagnosis. Perhaps my favorite RHJ story yet. So painfully honest, honestly painful. I can’t tell if Jimmy’s life was sad, or enviable; maybe it’s the former that makes it the latter…as if both sentiments rely on one another. Thank you for this lovely read.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:31:26 +0000

Very insightful. It seems that right when I think I know you, I see a new layer. I’m still too raw from just finishing treatment last week to really fully appreciate this other than to say that it scares the shit out of me.

By: Malachy McCourt

Malachy McCourt — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:07:17 +0000

It made me glad I gave uo the cigs and sad there is no end to the damage Graphic contrasts of life with the young and the business of death in the doctors environs. It could ruin a mans day but a good warning to the bargaining smoker Again well sketched & relevant

By: daniel shulman

daniel shulman — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:06:17 +0000

He makes us feel the passages we all go through–always a pleasure to read, even with the sadness.

By: Jack Orth

Jack Orth — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:21:50 +0000

Very strange, Robert & Jimmy–I’m headed to my Oncologist today! For five years my white and red blood count has been up & down more than the Yoyo I played with in the early 1940’s! It was lower than ever last week, so off I go for double shots I’m sure. But–I’m 84 years old, and haven’t had a double shot in 36 years! Oh what a life I’ve had–and as “Lucky Jack” I’m sure it will continue for some time to come. With Robert rooting for “Lucky Jimmy” at all times he too will live many more years–he has to–I’d miss him if he left–one of my favorite characters–Robert too!