Comments for my babylonian captivity: http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com reflections of an american hostage in iraq twenty years later Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on December 9, 1990 to the present day by tugster http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/december-9-1990-to-the-present-day/#comment-163 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:41:13 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-163 thanks, judy.

]]> Comment on December 9, 1990 to the present day by Judy Knape http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/december-9-1990-to-the-present-day/#comment-162 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:34:28 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-162 Will, I finally read this blog, and was very impressed. It would be great to see you again and catch up on how your life has evolved since then. Your fascination with ships has certainly continued, I enjoy your postings of all the ships that pass your way. Thanks!

]]> Comment on How to read this blog by lucy http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/how-to-read-this-blog/#comment-126 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:43:53 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/#comment-126 I am telling Judy Knape and my kids to read the story but is there an easier way to put it all together so it can be read continuously? i want them to read it but am afraid they will stop when it becomes tedious. Lucy

]]> Comment on How to read this blog by tugster http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/how-to-read-this-blog/#comment-124 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:28:44 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/#comment-124 hey sister– thanks for the read and feedback. we must make a time to sit and reflect of this and maaaaaany things. i look forward to doing that. your feedback and that of others is helping me prune this narrative. merci beaucooooooop!

]]> Comment on How to read this blog by lucy http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/how-to-read-this-blog/#comment-123 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:45:45 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/#comment-123 Will, i just read the entire story(it is tedious to read it backwards) but it is a very moving and captivating read. i found myself unable to stop and put it down until i finished it. i am amazed and proud to know you and admire your attitude and mentality that allowed you to maintain civility in fact your ability to develop frienships with those who “guarded ” you. I wonder about the man named Tom and do you still keep in contact? I never heard most of this story, never heard of Diana which just makes me realize that we have drifted very far apart. for this i am sorry and wish we could make up for the years where i was not very involved or communicative.
i really hope this is published. i believe it has value as we learn how cultures need to respect each other in order for us as a world to survive. i wonder how those people like Kamal, the lady cleaner, ali baba etc survived the 20 years/ have you ever heard form any of them again. i imagine not but how interesting would that be?

]]> Comment on December 9, 1990 to the present day by mageb http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/december-9-1990-to-the-present-day/#comment-122 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:39:39 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-122 Hey Will……..this is a most moving accounting. Yes, edit a bit, tighten it, and start shopping it around.

There was only one chapter, about two ago, that dragged and needed tightening, cutting, and shortening. This chapter also needs work. You let it meander on instead of ending it as you and diana grow apart. That sadness could easily echo the misery of your enforced stay. The Saddam stuff and dream comments could be added in a postscript. This entry changes tense a bit too.

I really like this. Very moving.

]]> Comment on December 9, 1990 to the present day by tugster http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/december-9-1990-to-the-present-day/#comment-121 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:18:05 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-121 buck–thanks already! you’ve reminded me that this is about a pre-war time . . . a couple of wars ago. the intensity of the memory i have of the experience has tricked me into thinking this is about “now,” and indirectly it is, given the role these ongoing wars play on our consciousness. i mean, i may be something of an exception, but i think about the wars in afghanistan and iraq every day. but the truth is that this memoir is set on that time 20 years ago. many of my students are 20 or younger; as a result, when i sometimes make an allusion to that time and ask what they recall, i get stares that tell me they think i’m losing it. . . obviously they can’t remember what happened before they were born. i have to keep reminding myself this was 20 years ago. again, thanks much for reading and multiple times commenting. i welcome any further thoughts/ideas you may have.

]]> Comment on December 9, 1990 to the present day by NamullikKen? « tugster: a waterblog http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/december-9-1990-to-the-present-day/#comment-120 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:03:55 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-120 [...]  The concluding installment went up on my blog My Babylonian Captivity. If looking for specific "word" in archives, search [...]

]]> Comment on December 9, 1990 to the present day by Buck http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/december-9-1990-to-the-present-day/#comment-119 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:17:05 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-119 You have a wonderful way with words! Not just the words either; the pacing, the tone, the colour. You’ve brought that prewar period to life in a way no other account has been able to. I don’t think I have much in the way of a critique to deliver. Maybe something will emerge after I’ve read it again, but I doubt it.

Wow.

]]> Comment on December 8, 1990 by mageb http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/december-8-1990/#comment-118 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:15:32 +0000 http://mybabyloniancaptivity.wordpress.com/?p=222#comment-118 Not just culture clash, but anger, insanity, hatred and fear. I am so very sorry. This is a most moving chronicle. I’m glad you are publishing it and that I’ve had a chance to read it.

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