I first met Jim Forest 46 years ago. He led me to Dorothy Day, Dan Berrigan, Thich Nhat Hanh, and so much else that has shaped my identity. And I grew up to be his editor . bit.ly/31zSjpq
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He has accompanied me through all the most blessed and the hardest of times. How fortunate the person who can count one such friend in this life.
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I've been following Jim for a long time - back to his days at FOR. I met him in person at a talk in Pittsburgh a few years ago. I think he is the kindest, warmest person I ever met. He acted like we had been very close friends for years. Which we had been, of course.
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Cleaning up my downloads I ran across this. It reminded me of your tweet:
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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