tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2867858899110135505..comments2024-03-29T11:29:56.764-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: That Was My FatherJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24761927346356190752021-06-24T18:58:31.043-04:002021-06-24T18:58:31.043-04:00And the winner is VALERIE J BROOKS! YAAY! Messag...And the winner is VALERIE J BROOKS! YAAY! Message me your address. xoxooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45403790091451523522021-06-21T11:31:05.585-04:002021-06-21T11:31:05.585-04:0012:20 AM? Did you get any sleep last night?12:20 AM? Did you get any sleep last night?John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41958767725974831392021-06-21T09:14:52.533-04:002021-06-21T09:14:52.533-04:00See my apology to Judy, above, Linda. My maternal ...See my apology to Judy, above, Linda. My maternal grandmother lived into her nineties and was beloved by all. Her husband, my grandfather, died in his fifties, and I have no memory of him. By all accounts he was as wonderful as my grandmother, and I've always felt the lack of not knowing him.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46750282300525916922021-06-21T09:10:39.174-04:002021-06-21T09:10:39.174-04:00Sorry for the late answer, Judy. I'm technolog...Sorry for the late answer, Judy. I'm technologically backward and didn't see your note till now. I'm delighted to be on your TBR list and hope you like Jackie, though she is NOT my wife, as Kate pints out.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40870734478612239622021-06-21T00:20:55.657-04:002021-06-21T00:20:55.657-04:00Thank you for a wonderful day, everyone! Winner an...Thank you for a wonderful day, everyone! Winner announced this week! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10427930573177052612021-06-20T22:24:40.599-04:002021-06-20T22:24:40.599-04:00That is so perfect—and so lovely! Thank you! That is so perfect—and so lovely! Thank you! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63440750706586486572021-06-20T22:24:07.387-04:002021-06-20T22:24:07.387-04:00Wonderful, hurray!Wonderful, hurray!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14174589957863169982021-06-20T20:40:50.434-04:002021-06-20T20:40:50.434-04:00Today I am thinking of four people: my dad (died ...Today I am thinking of four people: my dad (died in 2003), my grandfathers (died in 1966 and 1989) and my son who will become a first time dad in September!Linda Heroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988385643154235201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30102193987872433482021-06-20T19:40:42.688-04:002021-06-20T19:40:42.688-04:00What a wonderful memory. My dad was usually readin...What a wonderful memory. My dad was usually reading British history, or historical novels. His nightstand book was always biography.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72742520562120478002021-06-20T15:53:19.070-04:002021-06-20T15:53:19.070-04:00Late to the party today. Heading home from visit ...Late to the party today. Heading home from visit with Jonathan and family. He was born on Father's Day 39 years ago. Great weather for a Massachusetts weekend. <br /><br />Hank,thank you for bringing us that beautiful essay, what a lovely tribute to John's dad. I am putting his book on my TBR LIST. Happy summer!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11993635847023633642021-06-20T15:19:46.630-04:002021-06-20T15:19:46.630-04:00SO great. And a perfect walking billboard--and ins...SO great. And a perfect walking billboard--and instant answer to what will be a constant question.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70692132379757442082021-06-20T15:18:58.734-04:002021-06-20T15:18:58.734-04:00Yes, exactly. There is some kind of connection, we...Yes, exactly. There is some kind of connection, we just don;t understand it. There are more things in heaven and earth...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23863796736346967502021-06-20T15:17:48.746-04:002021-06-20T15:17:48.746-04:00Aw. And to you.Aw. And to you.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40086887501276601062021-06-20T15:17:34.982-04:002021-06-20T15:17:34.982-04:00Absolutely. ANd so intriguing what emerges sometim...Absolutely. ANd so intriguing what emerges sometimes..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42104471852263037332021-06-20T15:16:57.447-04:002021-06-20T15:16:57.447-04:00Have you read The Midnight Library? It may change ...Have you read The Midnight Library? It may change your mind about that! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34745854298579133562021-06-20T14:39:43.416-04:002021-06-20T14:39:43.416-04:00I appreciate it, Jean, and I hope the characters a...I appreciate it, Jean, and I hope the characters and their story will speak to you. My wife had a T-shirt made, designed by our daughter, and intends to wear it around town this summer. On the front it reads, "I'm not Jackie." On the back: "I'm not Corinna, either." I understand the impulse here, but I think Jackie and Corinna are both okay.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47225510833240817962021-06-20T14:32:36.478-04:002021-06-20T14:32:36.478-04:00He was wiser and more helpful than he knew. He was...He was wiser and more helpful than he knew. He was, as I said, modest to a fault. He never thought of himself as "wonderful," but I'm glad you do.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80843810898797705682021-06-20T14:18:55.773-04:002021-06-20T14:18:55.773-04:00Reading the excerpt has me wanting to read this bo...Reading the excerpt has me wanting to read this book. Adding to my "To Be Read" list right now.Jean Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09383059590519878244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36976382047033228772021-06-20T13:49:03.113-04:002021-06-20T13:49:03.113-04:00John, I'm so glad that you've read those t...John, I'm so glad that you've read those two books by Geraldine. I first came to reading her through her book about the 17th century plague in England, based on the true story of the village of Eyam, Year of Wonders. And, People of the Book is also excellent historical fiction from her.<br /><br />I've always had a fascination with Custer, too, and I've put your book in my Amazon cart. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47112113426309045502021-06-20T13:37:13.563-04:002021-06-20T13:37:13.563-04:00No, thank YOU, Valerie. Somewhere in my novel some...No, thank YOU, Valerie. Somewhere in my novel someone says--Pete, I guess--that we live on, possess an afterlife, in memories of us, if nothing else. In this way, my father and mother are very alive today. As to another kind of afterlife, I honestly don't know. Pete and Jackie don't, either. There are mysteries.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32533447983359274212021-06-20T13:33:07.194-04:002021-06-20T13:33:07.194-04:00Self-taught after the 8th grade! And a poet who lo...Self-taught after the 8th grade! And a poet who loved books. Our fathers are coming alive today, thanks to Hank.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84795670761053262212021-06-20T13:31:25.026-04:002021-06-20T13:31:25.026-04:00At a certain age, memory is largely comprised of b...At a certain age, memory is largely comprised of bits and pieces. They're always vivid and, I think, definitive. WQriters call on them all the time, of course.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16300140014455349752021-06-20T13:29:48.538-04:002021-06-20T13:29:48.538-04:00I too, appreciate the distinction between woods an...I too, appreciate the distinction between woods and forests. I left the NH woods for the forests of Oregon. Another one: if someone in Oregon called a logger a lumberjack, they'd get laughed out of town. Valerie J. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204154587049392271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70478440761197994852021-06-20T13:29:20.598-04:002021-06-20T13:29:20.598-04:00And thank you, Jenn.And thank you, Jenn.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90072845813093027642021-06-20T13:28:57.062-04:002021-06-20T13:28:57.062-04:00It began with something that happened to me my sen...It began with something that happened to me my senior year of high school. The event is in the novel. At a critical moment, my girl friend literally walked out on me. It didn't change anything--we were soon back together--but I've often thought how it might have. It does, in the novel; it brings a new girl into Pete's life, for a time, and leads to an event that haunts his marriage to Jackie Lawrence. Hank, I've been thinking a good while about those roads taken and not. Haven't we all ha dreams we never pursued? Regret, in spite of the Frank Sinatra song, seems to me to essentially and poignantly human.John Hough Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163973343220333233noreply@blogger.com