tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post1444468927492370817..comments2024-02-06T15:18:05.390-06:00Comments on Writing Off the Edge: WEP June Challenge-The Great WaveL.G. Keltnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-83841909602426995422021-07-05T08:00:19.199-05:002021-07-05T08:00:19.199-05:00TS Inter 1st & 2nd Year Previous Question Pape...TS Inter 1st & 2nd Year Previous Question Paper are very important for the Preparation of Public Exam of Intermediate Education for the Students. BIE Telangana can easily get their Latest and most valuable Mock Test Paper from this website <a href="https://www.edpost.in/ts-12th-model-paper-ts-inter-question-paper/" rel="nofollow">TS Intermediate Model Paper 2022</a>. Students only have to Hardhik Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509961315374264911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-47195280902801979512021-07-03T23:27:04.713-05:002021-07-03T23:27:04.713-05:00Fascinating take on the prompt, with a very believ...Fascinating take on the prompt, with a very believable premise. This is quite probably what would happen even if it seems a little cynical but is actually very realistic. Loved reading this.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-3894745651396628502021-06-28T22:48:34.176-05:002021-06-28T22:48:34.176-05:00I fear that given half the chance humans will alwa...I fear that given half the chance humans will always eff it up.<br /><br />Terribly sorry to be tardy to the party. I had a bit of a mental crisis but am back to abnormal now.<br /><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/Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-20352802532856966952021-06-24T04:20:16.551-05:002021-06-24T04:20:16.551-05:00It would be quite scary to watch such destruction....It would be quite scary to watch such destruction. Great take on the prompt. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-50009682933761464502021-06-22T15:47:43.722-05:002021-06-22T15:47:43.722-05:00Very thoughtful, and a great exposition of how the...Very thoughtful, and a great exposition of how they got to where they are. Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-53676696971592637232021-06-22T15:32:16.335-05:002021-06-22T15:32:16.335-05:00Very interesting perspective!Very interesting perspective!Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-3101764250210967712021-06-21T11:46:40.241-05:002021-06-21T11:46:40.241-05:00High school knowledge of thermodynamics proves tha...High school knowledge of thermodynamics proves that the global warming is fiction. Besides, dinosaurs did not extinct of over heated earth. They had several PROBABLE causes of extinction. Too many factual errors disrupted my attention to other literary crafts.Sanhita Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343518865837305340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-4855853516174014662021-06-20T16:29:12.015-05:002021-06-20T16:29:12.015-05:00Thanks for a very different and imaginative take o...Thanks for a very different and imaginative take on this WEP theme. Not an asteroid, but a wave of destruction. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614478740889477584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-45496475590368621012021-06-20T06:55:02.188-05:002021-06-20T06:55:02.188-05:00Lovely Futuristic tale full of pain and woe. Hopef...Lovely Futuristic tale full of pain and woe. Hopefully, if everyone tries a little harder, it won't get that far. The future is still to be acted upon. <br />Wishing you a restful and enjoyable summer.Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-38440499802022630882021-06-19T19:43:28.900-05:002021-06-19T19:43:28.900-05:00I think sadly this is a real probability. Let us h...I think sadly this is a real probability. Let us hope not. Well written.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-57360801687468415382021-06-19T13:52:23.849-05:002021-06-19T13:52:23.849-05:00I have no difficulty believing this outcome! You c...I have no difficulty believing this outcome! You captured the internal struggle of knowing privilege exists and not wanting others to suffer.Steph W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17928781539295600653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-39470024600174774872021-06-18T16:06:25.588-05:002021-06-18T16:06:25.588-05:00This is way to close to reality for comfort. '...This is way to close to reality for comfort. 'The most corrupt will always survive.' <br /><br />Absolutely brilliant take on the prompt. Superb story!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-16054208168515845242021-06-18T11:58:19.890-05:002021-06-18T11:58:19.890-05:00Wonderful perspective Laura. And so, so true.
-Son...Wonderful perspective Laura. And so, so true.<br />-SoniaA Hundred Quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074191241031721056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-43752207952918002802021-06-18T05:50:19.193-05:002021-06-18T05:50:19.193-05:00Great story. It paints a bleak picture for earth, ...Great story. It paints a bleak picture for earth, but I really enjoyed it. So true that sometimes the corrupt are the ones who get the privilege of staying safe. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-18262899626559381342021-06-17T16:54:01.638-05:002021-06-17T16:54:01.638-05:00Depressing but well written. good jobDepressing but well written. good jobEdixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456284421134490534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-83027040862924640182021-06-17T14:00:23.525-05:002021-06-17T14:00:23.525-05:00What a great, cynically accurate view of how it wo...What a great, cynically accurate view of how it would go down. Though I suspect that the rich will find that without the poor, they have no one to make money off of, and with all the changes wrought by the impact, things won’t be so easy to rebuild. Most will die, and maybe there’s some hope that those who make it through will be able to do better. But, like your narrator, I doubt it.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-38057848998618286882021-06-17T10:10:04.519-05:002021-06-17T10:10:04.519-05:00Hi Laura - an interesting take on what might happe...Hi Laura - an interesting take on what might happen - and how do we 'plan' to die in a short while - I hope I'm not given that long! I wonder what will happen - how many more 'human species' there will be ... how much global warming can the world take - we were growing grapes in the north of England in Roman times ... William the Conqueror landed on our little land, when the Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-8137381544456442482021-06-17T09:50:12.833-05:002021-06-17T09:50:12.833-05:00Well written, woven with survivor's guilt, soc...Well written, woven with survivor's guilt, socio-economic injustices, politics, and ecological sins. Thanks.Pennie Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630459465656176951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-27729733058947278712021-06-17T09:20:29.547-05:002021-06-17T09:20:29.547-05:00Certainly a fresh POV. Imagine coasting through sp...Certainly a fresh POV. Imagine coasting through space knowing the inevitable. What I like about the story is that she is quite nonchalant about the whole thing. A realist. Nothing she could do but go with the flow. Sadly, we are all in the same "boat."Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-28858271136520121192021-06-17T04:06:48.461-05:002021-06-17T04:06:48.461-05:00Hi,
Your depiction of the world as it is now is as...Hi,<br />Your depiction of the world as it is now is astounding and at the same time sad. We don't seem to learn. <br />Thank you for an excellent piece that coincides with what is happening in our real world. <br />Shalom aleichemPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-1606010956862431152021-06-16T23:25:05.522-05:002021-06-16T23:25:05.522-05:00Written from a great point of view. Would be hard ...Written from a great point of view. Would be hard to justify and to watch. Too real!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-24986608316073725862021-06-16T20:14:24.517-05:002021-06-16T20:14:24.517-05:00OMG Laura, love this. Watching a tsunami hit from ...OMG Laura, love this. Watching a tsunami hit from a space station. We've made a nice mess of earth then. Reminds me of Elysium with the rich being the ones able to escape. A shocker is coming, and will Earth ever be rebuilt? Great questions.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-85802330858854933282021-06-16T18:33:17.208-05:002021-06-16T18:33:17.208-05:00I've seen a couple of movies about huge astero...I've seen a couple of movies about huge asteroids hitting the earth. A discouraging scenario. Your story with the MC orbiting above the earth and preparing to watch the destruction is a new and different point of view. It's well-written and captivating. Your MC is very real and draws the reader in with her thoughts and feelings. Thanks for a good read. Lenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-19402005528928266322021-06-16T14:19:46.378-05:002021-06-16T14:19:46.378-05:00Amazing story! I love it. Realistic and hopeful an...Amazing story! I love it. Realistic and hopeful and cynical and desperate - all at the same time.Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5171670007828382529.post-10637077369515524292021-06-16T10:59:38.512-05:002021-06-16T10:59:38.512-05:00I think you've hit it exactly right. The power...I think you've hit it exactly right. The power of money. Such a sad and completely realistic view. Beautifully written!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com