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Joe's avatar

Jimmy, you do great work.

Not only do you deserve WOW for a real, if disturbing story, but the real WOW! is in the lives you affect - and that's something you can be proud of.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks J/S. I love being able to help people. It’s a privilege. I want a few things to get better for me personally but I’m thrilled I can make someone’s life a little happier/easier.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

That was a hard one to write. It was excellent though.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thank you. I like challenging myself and setting the example that being vulnerable won’t kill you

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

I understand that sentiment exactly

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Andrew Horan's avatar

You’ve heard the Bukowski comps I’m sure. Your voice is none other than yours. But there is that echo from San Pedro.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Yeah, I’ve gotten that a lot. I embrace it but have drawn the line at letting promoters of my live appearances call me “ Detroit’s Bukowski.” They’ve tried.

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Rian Greeff's avatar

Love it, Jimmy. Have you got any longer stuff?

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Patris's avatar

I just found this. So real. It’s raw and.. so much not about anything other than the tentacles of harm in all its murderous glory.. a great piece. All of it.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I’m glad you’re finding them. I have a new one brewing, but there have been a few distractions bad and good tonight. I worked all weekend selling lemonade at Pride and selling my books at Detroit’s Eastern Market and picked up a job ripping out carpet.

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Patris's avatar

You’re busy living.

I started to answer you but got pulled away and had a chance to more thoroughly think of how I experience your writing. Because good writing in every form (my own favorite being poetry) is experienced. Nothing less. Ingested whether hungry or not.

You are one of a few here.

One day (in fact already) your work and theirs will enter the national literary consciousness (whatever the fk i believe I mean by that but I’m trying to not be obsequious).

Never doubt it.

Your writing and that of a couple of others I actively look for (in the torrent of work I subscribe to) here in Substack- is the kind that

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