tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post4834472957035181867..comments2024-03-17T20:45:42.848+10:00Comments on Denise Covey: #WEPff #June challenge - #Year of the Art - my story - Wave After Wave in Search of FreedomDenise Covey http://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-10785254277325509502021-06-25T23:41:06.345+10:002021-06-25T23:41:06.345+10:00Loved your post, Denise.Loved your post, Denise.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-80500374309194382102021-06-22T08:28:53.382+10:002021-06-22T08:28:53.382+10:00Thanks Jackie! I will...Thanks Jackie! I will...Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-79103645921167064402021-06-21T14:26:46.632+10:002021-06-21T14:26:46.632+10:00Yes, Anne, if we don't help these countries wh...Yes, Anne, if we don't help these countries where the refugees flow from, we'll all be overwhelmed in the end.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-66542844919289110872021-06-21T12:49:41.973+10:002021-06-21T12:49:41.973+10:00Heartbreaking. And the needs of refugees are a st...Heartbreaking. And the needs of refugees are a storm we will all need to weather together.Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-76294075803756498102021-06-21T11:23:13.881+10:002021-06-21T11:23:13.881+10:00Thanks Lee. He definitely was.Thanks Lee. He definitely was.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-36390717891304613202021-06-21T06:58:13.910+10:002021-06-21T06:58:13.910+10:00I loved the use of the metaphorical wave in your s...I loved the use of the metaphorical wave in your submission, Denise. And I pulled for him even though I knew he was up against the impossible. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614478740889477584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-57172595074245166432021-06-20T11:34:07.424+10:002021-06-20T11:34:07.424+10:00Thanks Ornery Owl. We'd all like to help, but ...Thanks Ornery Owl. We'd all like to help, but our governments make us powerless.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-3386562751055147152021-06-19T16:02:50.551+10:002021-06-19T16:02:50.551+10:00This powerful piece showcases a tragic slice of re...This powerful piece showcases a tragic slice of reality. Terrible things continue to happen to people every day. It's such a helpless feeling to wish I could do something to help and know that there is nothing that I can do. <br />Your post is included in this week's Roost Recommendations. I share the Roost Recommendations posts on Twitter with readers looking for their next read.<br />https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/2021/06/roost-recommendations-15-june-2021.htmlOrnery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-71262294131268819572021-06-19T13:10:16.574+10:002021-06-19T13:10:16.574+10:00Beautiful piece that reflects his pain and betraya...Beautiful piece that reflects his pain and betrayal. Keep going!jackiebeguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295476927522068741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-4768785268168323702021-06-19T10:18:48.908+10:002021-06-19T10:18:48.908+10:00No, Susan, it's not very joyful, but I fear re...No, Susan, it's not very joyful, but I fear realistic. You take care too. I'm enjoying a winter of writing!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-47018017461848379312021-06-18T22:14:53.009+10:002021-06-18T22:14:53.009+10:00Thank you Denise for this poignant tale. The pace ...Thank you Denise for this poignant tale. The pace is hauntingly effective. A bit too close to reality for those who undergo such experiences, so not very joyful enough, personally. Freedom and Hope come across well though. Wishing you a restful summer of reading and writing. Take care.Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-39546596524628108932021-06-18T07:42:16.070+10:002021-06-18T07:42:16.070+10:00powerful and poignantpowerful and poignantEdixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456284421134490534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-77563459911688721092021-06-18T07:05:22.640+10:002021-06-18T07:05:22.640+10:00Beautiful and heart-rending. You captured the plac...Beautiful and heart-rending. You captured the place as well as the person. If only...Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-83871595498688018052021-06-18T05:40:45.859+10:002021-06-18T05:40:45.859+10:00Spellbinding is right Denise. Awesome writing. You...Spellbinding is right Denise. Awesome writing. You truly transported us to another place, a place so real for many. I loved „Wave after wave of humans escaping privation, destitution, murderous gangs, a future without hope. Their destination? The boats. The sea. Freedom.“ There‘s hope there and yet we are all calling out to him „No, not the boats“ because we know that that too can be hell as can what comes after. Thank you for not ending it there... this cries out for more...Carole Stolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354093237208745943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-2690501296211289202021-06-18T03:58:23.723+10:002021-06-18T03:58:23.723+10:00Heartbreaking but sounded so real Denise. The trip...Heartbreaking but sounded so real Denise. The trip through the desert was spellbinding. Loved the detailing.<br />SoniaA Hundred Quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074191241031721056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-39165913058402962832021-06-17T22:18:40.056+10:002021-06-17T22:18:40.056+10:00Oh my, I didn't see that one coming. How sad! ...Oh my, I didn't see that one coming. How sad! <br />- C J AustinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715711703729267072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-63058042490191183882021-06-17T22:13:21.588+10:002021-06-17T22:13:21.588+10:00Oh my, I didn't see that one coming. How sad!...Oh my, I didn't see that one coming. How sad! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715711703729267072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-86640848342251939302021-06-17T19:44:48.871+10:002021-06-17T19:44:48.871+10:00Hi,
This is so sad. It hurts my heart. You have re...Hi,<br />This is so sad. It hurts my heart. You have revealed the plight of a young man after seeing everyone and everything he loves destroyed. The saddest thing about this story is that this really happens and many of us in civilize countries close our eyes. <br />Though sad, it is beautifully written. <br />Shalom aleichemPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-11846048727890291202021-06-17T18:27:59.058+10:002021-06-17T18:27:59.058+10:00Dark and chilling. Great take on the prompt as usu...Dark and chilling. Great take on the prompt as usual, Denise. You made the whole refugee issue come alive, as also the Sahara. And the pandemic hasn't exactly improved things for people like Abioye, has it? It's all just spiralled out of control and no-one seems to care about Africa, look what's happening to vaccination there...it makes one despair really. I don't know why we as a species can't understand that no-one is safe unless we all are - and that's not just the pandemic, it's everything..<br /><br />I'm glad though it ends where it does. I hope Abioye will escape somehow, reach the other shore, grow up and work in refugee rehab and make his homeland and the world a kinder place. We desperately need him to. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-56592928504721114012021-06-17T13:57:29.315+10:002021-06-17T13:57:29.315+10:00I couldn't bring myself to kill him off. I wan...I couldn't bring myself to kill him off. I want to hope that somehow he gets through this and honors his family and village.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-56870309609927479782021-06-17T13:56:08.960+10:002021-06-17T13:56:08.960+10:00Thanks! Finally someone said something. I do love ...Thanks! Finally someone said something. I do love it.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-18874683763937671852021-06-17T13:55:44.526+10:002021-06-17T13:55:44.526+10:00Thanks Renee. It seems to be a problem beyond us. ...Thanks Renee. It seems to be a problem beyond us. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-41403900660037336712021-06-17T13:47:08.611+10:002021-06-17T13:47:08.611+10:00Heartbreaking story. You really hit hard with that...Heartbreaking story. You really hit hard with that, and the prose is powerful. I'm torn about 50-50 between him making that move to end it all--and submitting for now to live and escape and make a new life another day.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-22087163026554370412021-06-17T13:34:27.352+10:002021-06-17T13:34:27.352+10:00PS: Love the new header!PS: Love the new header!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362528912516506170.post-10895268209048698322021-06-17T13:33:47.149+10:002021-06-17T13:33:47.149+10:00It's so hard to believe that this is the life ...It's so hard to believe that this is the life so many face. Even though we see it each day, and still, we turn our eyes away. It's heartbreaking when folks are fighting to be at the top of the billionaire's list instead of looking to see how they can make the world a better place. We all have a part, but the problem is so just so pervasive it'll take bigger pockets. If I ever wanted to believe in Hellfire, brimstone, and all - it's now. Although now that I think about it, this Bez… guy looks a bit like the devil.<br />Priorities are all wrong...all wrong!<br />And now the pandemic in Africa is really out of hand.<br /><br />Beautifully written. Thank you for reminding us to count our blessings...Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.com