The Corona saga
Viewing comments for Chapter 60 "The enemy "to keep my sanity in time of pandemic
15 total reviews
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
Covid was and is the worse thing that ever happened to any of us. We never really appreciated what we had until covid arrived. The freedoms we had we took for granted. But now we are realizing how good we had it.
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Covid was and is the worse thing that ever happened to any of us. We never really appreciated what we had until covid arrived. The freedoms we had we took for granted. But now we are realizing how good we had it.
Comment Written 24-Apr-2021
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello anonymous
Interesting entry for the Coping with Covid-19 writing prompt contest. You personified covid-19
And vocalized the frustration we all feel.
Good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Hello anonymous
Interesting entry for the Coping with Covid-19 writing prompt contest. You personified covid-19
And vocalized the frustration we all feel.
Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Congrats for the recognition:) and thank you so much for taking a chance on this not so funny story.
Comment from Jeffrey L. Michaux
It does appear that covid has disrupted the plans of the whole world. I know that no place is exempt from its reach. I like the message conveyed in this. Thanks for sharing this well written work. Well done!
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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It does appear that covid has disrupted the plans of the whole world. I know that no place is exempt from its reach. I like the message conveyed in this. Thanks for sharing this well written work. Well done!
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thank you so much Mr. Jeffrey, have a blessed day:)
Comment from LisaMay
I'm giving you a 6 for sincerity and honesty, even though this piece is riddled with grammatical errors and could be formalised with reworking and more 'correct' sentence structure. It speaks with vehement anger about the situation forced on us by the virus, but also societal impact by loss of freedom, loss of work opportunity, and rioting, and stupidity of others. Friends are put under the microscope, and only family and God are found good enough... end even God has to permit the writer some leeway in this stressful time.
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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I'm giving you a 6 for sincerity and honesty, even though this piece is riddled with grammatical errors and could be formalised with reworking and more 'correct' sentence structure. It speaks with vehement anger about the situation forced on us by the virus, but also societal impact by loss of freedom, loss of work opportunity, and rioting, and stupidity of others. Friends are put under the microscope, and only family and God are found good enough... end even God has to permit the writer some leeway in this stressful time.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thank you so much Ms. LisaMay, I am so honored by your choice in reading this story, and please forgive me for my grammar mistakes :( I am so embarrassed that English is my third language:)
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It is never something to be embarrassed about. Being able to communicate well in 3 languages is marvellous!!
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Thank you so much for your encouragements:)
Comment from Bill Schott
This story, The Enemy, seems to place the virus as a focusing apparatus which reveals what is really all around us. People have responded with who they really are.
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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This story, The Enemy, seems to place the virus as a focusing apparatus which reveals what is really all around us. People have responded with who they really are.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Yes, it brought up the bad and the ugly in us.
Comment from palmart
I really valuate your sincerity when writing these lines. It is a different reading when writer do it from "inside" the problem like yours. An author once said that "Friends are like the blood: when you cut and have a bleeding they came to heal and contain. If no cuts, they are circulating and ready to act, in case we need them". But you ´re right: sometimes they complain and that is not helpful for a broken health. And your hidden comparison between your friends that surrounded you when suffered the disease and Covid. You may recover other friends, but will never consider the disease not even close to a friend. Great insight!
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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I really valuate your sincerity when writing these lines. It is a different reading when writer do it from "inside" the problem like yours. An author once said that "Friends are like the blood: when you cut and have a bleeding they came to heal and contain. If no cuts, they are circulating and ready to act, in case we need them". But you ´re right: sometimes they complain and that is not helpful for a broken health. And your hidden comparison between your friends that surrounded you when suffered the disease and Covid. You may recover other friends, but will never consider the disease not even close to a friend. Great insight!
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thank you for taking a chance on this story.
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You`re very welcome!
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written story about coping with Covid 19. Most people find it very devatating and it is true, do not expect help from too many people because you will not find it among your friends.
Typo
person, this is not how n(a) Christian supposed to behave
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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A very well-written story about coping with Covid 19. Most people find it very devatating and it is true, do not expect help from too many people because you will not find it among your friends.
Typo
person, this is not how n(a) Christian supposed to behave
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thank you so much Ms. Sandra:)
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
I find this a very scary assessment of life since all the trouble started. Most of the people I know try to play everything down, but this author plays things up to the hilt. There was a particular line that has me hiding from this essay:
if we don't die now, we will die in a couple of months of hunger or stupidity
I am not yet ready to die, and don't think I will be so quickly.
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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I find this a very scary assessment of life since all the trouble started. Most of the people I know try to play everything down, but this author plays things up to the hilt. There was a particular line that has me hiding from this essay:
if we don't die now, we will die in a couple of months of hunger or stupidity
I am not yet ready to die, and don't think I will be so quickly.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thank you so much for taking a chance on this story, and I am not ready to go upstairs either:)
Comment from lyenochka
Thanks for sharing the honest feelings about how this time of self-isolating during Covid has affected you. Best wishes in the contest!
Suggestions:
I know, you are [a] righteous person,
this is not how n Christian supposed to behave ('a' not 'n') also suggest starting a new sentence.
We've good used to each other, (gotten instead of 'good')
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thanks for sharing the honest feelings about how this time of self-isolating during Covid has affected you. Best wishes in the contest!
Suggestions:
I know, you are [a] righteous person,
this is not how n Christian supposed to behave ('a' not 'n') also suggest starting a new sentence.
We've good used to each other, (gotten instead of 'good')
Comment Written 14-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Oh, my, some of my mistakes are so silly:) Thank you so much, Ms. Lyenochka
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You're most welcome! Hope you do well in the contest!
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Got a 3rd:) and this time I missed to vote... for myself. So selfish of me:)
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Good job! And I just checked your profile and saw you got 2nd and 3rd and First Place! Congratulations!!
Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.
This a heart wrenching post on how the virus has affected your life. It is very hard to have all you've known and loved taken from you, and being forced to readjust.
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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This a heart wrenching post on how the virus has affected your life. It is very hard to have all you've known and loved taken from you, and being forced to readjust.
Comment Written 14-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2020
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Thank you so much, Ms. Rebecca
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You're quite welcome.