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Jimmy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jimmy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Jimmy Pappas
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Haiku in Sense & Sensibility
You can read my latest published haiku in the November 2025 issue of Sense & Sensibility below. Just scroll down through the other poems and enjoy them all.
The poem is based on an actual moment where I saw a sliver of a moon in the sky. Despite its narrow size, it was so bright I decided to stop to appreciate it.
One problem I worried about in writing the haiku was the word "sliver." I thought pe Read more of this blog post »
The poem is based on an actual moment where I saw a sliver of a moon in the sky. Despite its narrow size, it was so bright I decided to stop to appreciate it.
One problem I worried about in writing the haiku was the word "sliver." I thought pe Read more of this blog post »
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In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone:
"This book left me speechless. Reading about a childhood overshadowed by revolution, poverty, and war was heartbreaking, but what amazed me most was the resilience. Despite every imaginable hardship, family struggles, illness, and a society in turmoil"
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Pauli Murray Dark Testament Verse 8 Hope is a crushed stalk Between clenched fingers Hope is a bird’s wing Broken by a stone. Hope is a word in a tuneless ditty — A word whispered with the wind, A dream of forty acres and a mule, A cabin of one’s own and a mo ...more |
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| Mr. Dockery was in South Vietnam in 1962 to some of 1963 when we had "advisors" there only. This was an excellent study of what that was like. His opinions and conclusions are always well thought out and sincere. Outstanding work in my opinion. ...more | |
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Unhinged Habits: A Counterintuitive Guide for Humans to Have More by Doing Less
by Jonathan Goodman (Goodreads Author)
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Lost in Translation: Vietnam: A Combat Advisor's Story:
"Hardly any discussion about the military aspects of the Vietnam conflict does not touch on the subject of ignorance and incompetence. The high-ranking military brass in Washington was ignorant, and so were the majority of American military advisers i"
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“Writing poetry is the art of expressing old ideas in a new way.”
― Falling off the Empire State Building
― Falling off the Empire State Building
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| Green Group: Scream Wounds | 1 | 5 | Sep 11, 2019 06:39PM | |
| Making Connections: 5574. Scream Wounds: How to Kill Your First Man in War by Jimmy Pappas | 3 | 13 | Oct 24, 2019 07:43PM | |
| Goodreads Viet Nam: Scream Wounds | 2 | 315 | Aug 17, 2022 02:29PM | |
| The Poetry Spot: Promote Your Book Here | 303 | 401 | Apr 22, 2025 05:26PM | |
| Around the World ...: Authors in the Group? | 291 | 1133 | Dec 21, 2025 02:53AM |
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.”
― Emerson's Essays
― Emerson's Essays
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
― The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin
― The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin
“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
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“Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.”
― Ender's Game
― Ender's Game
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Poppy wrote: "OOPS, Jimmy. I put my comment in the wrong place (question), so I hope you find it. I just read the Bobby poems, and cannot repeat my comments of admiration yet again. So please read that box. Poppy"Thank you, Poppy. It was great to see "Bobby's Story" again today on Rattle.
OOPS, Jimmy. I put my comment in the wrong place (question), so I hope you find it. I just read the Bobby poems, and cannot repeat my comments of admiration yet again. So please read that box. Poppy
John wrote: "Another Vietnam vet here. 8/68-9/69 9th IDLet’s chat. flyfisher6312@gmail.com
John
Citrus Heights, CA"
I will contact you, John.
Another Vietnam vet here. 8/68-9/69 9th IDLet’s chat. flyfisher6312@gmail.com
John
Citrus Heights, CA
Poppy wrote: "Jimmy, I just finished reading Donald Hall's most recent book of essays, written as he headed toward his nineties. That happens to be in my very near future, as well, so I enjoyed the book immensel..."I did read that book and thought it was excellent, Poppy.
Jimmy, I just finished reading Donald Hall's most recent book of essays, written as he headed toward his nineties. That happens to be in my very near future, as well, so I enjoyed the book immensely. He has been a favorite of mine since my husband and I lived less than a block from the Brock-Hall Dairy in New Haven. If you haven't read it, DO!!!
You have done nothing wrong, Sarah. We just have not had any posts for a few days. I will be active again today and make some new posts.
Hi Jimmy,Oops. Didn’t scroll down enough to see this comments section so I put my note to you in the “Ask the Author” section. If you miss it there, it was about IHOP. I’m not receiving posts anymore from the group, and I wonder if I’ve done something wrong. If I have, let me know what it is. If I haven’t, I’d really like to be reinstated.
Sarah Russell
Poppy wrote: "So, Jimmy, where can I find Bobby's Story?"As far as "Bobby's Story" goes, that will take some time. As you know, it was nominated as a finalist for the 2017 Rattle Poetry Prize. Here is the link for that contest:
https://www.rattle.com/prize/winners/...
The poem will be published in the December issue of Rattle. You can become a subscriber online for $20. Maybe in January it will be posted online. If you subscribe to the print journal, you can vote for the best of the 10 finalists. The winner gets $2,000.
I am afraid that's the best I can do for now.
Poppy wrote: "Hi Jimmy. While I was looking for your Rattle poem, I came across this list of your favorite authors. When I saw Bart Ehrman's name, I just had to tell you that we have a connection. When my husban..."I love Bart Ehrman, Poppy. Than you for sharing that connection with me. I never knew that. Your husband must have been a special man.
Hi Jimmy. While I was looking for your Rattle poem, I came across this list of your favorite authors. When I saw Bart Ehrman's name, I just had to tell you that we have a connection. When my husband was brain-injured in an accident, he had to retire from teaching at the age of 52. Bart was hired to take his place!!!
James wrote: "Thanks for yuor support.I don't know if you waded through all the comments, but this Jeff guy added a list of people who doubt evolution. Included on the list? Leonardo da Vinci , Isaac Newton, B..."
You have my total support on this issue.
Thanks for yuor support.I don't know if you waded through all the comments, but this Jeff guy added a list of people who doubt evolution. Included on the list? Leonardo da Vinci , Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, Louis Pasteur etc.
It shows you the lengths of deception these folks will go to to protect their religion. I find it disgusting.
