tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post1913255578128546017..comments2024-03-28T16:02:34.249-04:00Comments on Bug's Eye View: South of FreedomThe Bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-18626524942950276502011-02-13T15:21:40.403-05:002011-02-13T15:21:40.403-05:00Chillingly powerful. Excellent readChillingly powerful. Excellent readThe Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-24201681008098787822011-02-13T13:35:01.037-05:002011-02-13T13:35:01.037-05:00No truer words were ever written. Kudos for captur...No truer words were ever written. Kudos for capturing the feeling of someone looking for the light, in more ways than one. ;-)Siennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029547380572433326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-62036953618593043882011-02-11T12:43:44.330-05:002011-02-11T12:43:44.330-05:00I've just returned from three weeks in the Sou...I've just returned from three weeks in the South .... lots of museums, old mansions, slave's quarters ... your Magpie struck a chord!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-52494445976995416852011-02-11T09:27:32.710-05:002011-02-11T09:27:32.710-05:00Hard truth....at the end..
ransomHard truth....at the end..<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2011/02/ransom.html" rel="nofollow">ransom</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-19077160620172863542011-02-10T03:11:34.926-05:002011-02-10T03:11:34.926-05:00I enjoyed it so much... I could relate to this ver...I enjoyed it so much... I could relate to this very much...<br /><br />ॐ नमः शिवाय<br />Om Namah Shivaya<br />http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/02/whispers-another-kind-of-valentines-day.htmlShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-26700134086202009852011-02-09T20:19:40.629-05:002011-02-09T20:19:40.629-05:00I think about the people who are suffering with th...I think about the people who are suffering with this cold right now. I complain but I have a roof and I think shame on me for complaining.Kristen Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481526316071592146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-43996167967842833172011-02-09T20:12:00.148-05:002011-02-09T20:12:00.148-05:00timeless piece- perhaps written for the past but i...timeless piece- perhaps written for the past but it resonates now for me as I think of all the homeless and hungry people in these timesKathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-37461212366423163502011-02-09T12:40:51.372-05:002011-02-09T12:40:51.372-05:00Very good poetic technique. Properly understated.Very good poetic technique. Properly understated.Lucy Westenrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787225228788303013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-49614704091524849242011-02-09T09:10:39.124-05:002011-02-09T09:10:39.124-05:00You captured the abandonment by fate itself..what ...You captured the abandonment by fate itself..what a great write!!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-60928379977606527072011-02-08T22:01:57.017-05:002011-02-08T22:01:57.017-05:00wow. this is a great write, setting us up nicely a...wow. this is a great write, setting us up nicely and the linch pin for me is the dogs barking...i think they may be coming...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-5786678635372106142011-02-08T21:04:06.914-05:002011-02-08T21:04:06.914-05:00Nicely written- thanks for sharing. It left me sli...Nicely written- thanks for sharing. It left me slightly cold- very moving.James Christopher Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965046940711577998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-55799866600174574872011-02-08T20:24:27.019-05:002011-02-08T20:24:27.019-05:00Bella - I guess it's because it's Black Hi...Bella - I guess it's because it's Black History Month, & Dr. M is scheduled to talk about the Underground Railroad at church at the end of the month (for Absalom Jones Day). But I don't really know why the house drew this out of me.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-77061601111066499512011-02-08T20:09:36.300-05:002011-02-08T20:09:36.300-05:00Put a chill in me. Haunting, I can hear the dogs t...Put a chill in me. Haunting, I can hear the dogs too.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485578707356486342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-35235292836968558462011-02-08T20:05:20.601-05:002011-02-08T20:05:20.601-05:00I've read this several times. It's beautif...I've read this several times. It's beautiful and haunting. I'm wondering what took you in this direction. Isn't it interesting how the mind works. A photo leads to thoughts that lead to words. <br /><br />You've chosen an interesting topic and painted your own disturbing picture with words. <br /><br />Well done, Bug.<br />BellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-67715529141524271422011-02-08T17:20:19.453-05:002011-02-08T17:20:19.453-05:00Love the picture, and your words are evocative and...Love the picture, and your words are evocative and pinching. Rock on!altar egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564052536173244610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-73904615596646494152011-02-08T16:04:26.714-05:002011-02-08T16:04:26.714-05:00For all the celebrating we have done after the fac...For all the celebrating we have done after the fact regarding Ohio's contribution to the Underground Railroad, the sad reality is that most runaways didn't make it to freedom. For every window that was lit, there were others that were not; for every welcoming friend, there were enemies with guns and dogs and hate in their hearts. This is a powerful write, reminding us of a time when Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-75742795847732353422011-02-08T15:36:26.209-05:002011-02-08T15:36:26.209-05:00This brought to mind a tragic story I heard on the...This brought to mind a tragic story I heard on the local news about a young man who was refused help when he knocked on a neighborhood door, naked and freezing. He was later found dead in the backyard shed.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-75209561681350520092011-02-08T12:53:34.916-05:002011-02-08T12:53:34.916-05:00Very thought provoking Bug, well done.Very thought provoking Bug, well done.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-71738562614169967242011-02-08T11:19:07.869-05:002011-02-08T11:19:07.869-05:00A wonderful piece!A wonderful piece!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526666908406849762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-42005492277604297252011-02-08T11:16:25.837-05:002011-02-08T11:16:25.837-05:00Great sense of longing for times past..Great sense of longing for times past..Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-37044555184312503272011-02-08T11:09:10.876-05:002011-02-08T11:09:10.876-05:00Very well written and provoking. I enjoyed the ci...Very well written and provoking. I enjoyed the circular feel, and appreciate how this work was crafted.KMShearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633598906724604369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-51468956841678509312011-02-08T10:49:19.814-05:002011-02-08T10:49:19.814-05:00whoa!whoa!ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com