Hearing the call, day and night!
Life in a Moslem country19 total reviews
Comment from Seville Bates
Congratulations, Wendy G. This is a well written educational piece. It appears you learned a lot about the culture. I enjoyed your vivid descriptions and sense of humor.
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2022
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Congratulations, Wendy G. This is a well written educational piece. It appears you learned a lot about the culture. I enjoyed your vivid descriptions and sense of humor.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2022
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Thank you very much Seville. I am glad you enjoyed that chapter. Some of the chapters haven?t been put into the book yet but you can find others in the Stories section. And the next chapter will be coming very soon.
Wendy
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You're welcome, Wendy G. You are a very accomplished writer.
Comment from Annmuma
Well, it is easy to see why this post has collected some 6 star ratings and I am so pleased to add another. Well done. You are quite talented at painting pictures in your readers' minds. I enjoyed. ann
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2022
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Well, it is easy to see why this post has collected some 6 star ratings and I am so pleased to add another. Well done. You are quite talented at painting pictures in your readers' minds. I enjoyed. ann
Comment Written 13-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2022
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Thank you Ann! That is such an encouraging review. Greatly valued, along with the six precious stars. Wendy
Comment from K.L. Rockquemore
Wonderful write. I enjoyed all that I learned while reading it. My suggestions are: dialogue gets it's own line. A little confusing the way it's currently written. Also, you may want to break up the longer paragraphs by double spacing.
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
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Wonderful write. I enjoyed all that I learned while reading it. My suggestions are: dialogue gets it's own line. A little confusing the way it's currently written. Also, you may want to break up the longer paragraphs by double spacing.
Comment Written 11-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2022
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Thank you for your review, and comments and suggestions. Much
appreciated.
Wendy
Comment from Judy Lawless
I can see how some of this adventure could become stressful, like having to get your shopping done and get home before another prayer time arrived, but it's also very interesting to learn about the culture. Thanks for sharing with us, Wendy.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2022
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I can see how some of this adventure could become stressful, like having to get your shopping done and get home before another prayer time arrived, but it's also very interesting to learn about the culture. Thanks for sharing with us, Wendy.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2022
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Thank you so much Judy. yes, indeed there were some stressful times! Glad you are enjoying the stories.
Wendy
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You?re welcome, Wendy.
Comment from Verna Cole Mitchell
I'm loving your story. This is going to be a great book. You do know how to make it hard to wait for the next chapter. I can't wait to hear about Nancy! On a trip to Greece, we took a short side trip to Turkey, and there i heard first the calls to pryer.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2022
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I'm loving your story. This is going to be a great book. You do know how to make it hard to wait for the next chapter. I can't wait to hear about Nancy! On a trip to Greece, we took a short side trip to Turkey, and there i heard first the calls to pryer.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2022
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Thank you very much Verna! I am so glad to hear you are enjoying it. It is a challenge to know what to include and what to leave out! Another will come soon.
Wendy
Comment from jessizero
I'm still enjoying hearing about your adventures. Thank you for sharing your story with the community. As always, keep up the good work. Best wishes.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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I'm still enjoying hearing about your adventures. Thank you for sharing your story with the community. As always, keep up the good work. Best wishes.
Comment Written 08-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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Thank you very much again. Your words make me happy, and I hope that you will continue to enjoy them as they come.
Wendy
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
It sounds like you soon slipped into the lifestyle and getting used to the call to the mosque is something I had heard often in countries like Turkey when on holiday, those cardamoms are essential for the curries! Love Dolly x
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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It sounds like you soon slipped into the lifestyle and getting used to the call to the mosque is something I had heard often in countries like Turkey when on holiday, those cardamoms are essential for the curries! Love Dolly x
Comment Written 08-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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Thank you Dolly, a great review. Yes, we all love cardamoms in our rice, and curries, to this day.
Wendy
Comment from juliaSjames
An excellent chapter, Wendy..It was informative but lively and interesting. You showed many sides of your cultural experience.
I come from Guyana which is a multi ethnic and multi cultural country. Everyone is accustomed to the call to prayer. There is mutual respect for religious beliefs and practices. Mosques coexist with Hindu temples and Christian churches.
I wonder if your author notes about your impression of Islam would be better placed as part of a general commentary, perhaps an epilogue to your write. What do you think?
Thanks for sharing
Stay safe and blessed
Julia
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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An excellent chapter, Wendy..It was informative but lively and interesting. You showed many sides of your cultural experience.
I come from Guyana which is a multi ethnic and multi cultural country. Everyone is accustomed to the call to prayer. There is mutual respect for religious beliefs and practices. Mosques coexist with Hindu temples and Christian churches.
I wonder if your author notes about your impression of Islam would be better placed as part of a general commentary, perhaps an epilogue to your write. What do you think?
Thanks for sharing
Stay safe and blessed
Julia
Comment Written 08-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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Hi Julia, thank you again for a thoughtful review. Yes, there are countries where religions can coexist peacefully and with mutual respect, and it should be so everywhere.
Yes, you may be right. I hadn't thought of an epilogue containing such comments, and it is not essential to the chapter really, so I will definitely give that some thought!
As you see I am a total newbie to writing chapters for a possible book. And of course I am trying to make each chapter as a stand-alone for people who haven't read the background. I probably need to write a small paragraph of background at the start of each chapter as well.
Your reviews are always very helpful and greatly appreciated.
Wendy
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Why don't you make this a Fanstory book, Wendy? Readers can still review chapters as stand alones. But if they are interested they can start from the beginning.
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Yes, that is what I am doing, but I post them first just as stories because some people are turned off by the thought of reading a book. After they expire, I add that chapter to the book in my portfolio.
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Gotcha
Comment from lancellot
I would add, born organizer to your list in the notes.
Interesting, I see that is part three, so I'm guessing more information and context for why is found in the first two parts. This part was written and edited well.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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I would add, born organizer to your list in the notes.
Interesting, I see that is part three, so I'm guessing more information and context for why is found in the first two parts. This part was written and edited well.
Comment Written 08-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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Hi Lancellot, Yes there was a Prologue and two other chapters (in my portfolio if you are interested.) We were living in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and these stories offer a small insight into our family experiences. Thank you for reviewing, and I hope you will continue to follow the stories.
Wendy
Wendy
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing another adventure with us. It brought back memories of our chicken man in Germany. He wasn't a German. I do not know where he originated from, but he had a little cart, he moved around, but at the same time everyday parked it outside the Military base and sold chicken. It was the best chicken I ever had. He spoke a little English.
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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Thank you for sharing another adventure with us. It brought back memories of our chicken man in Germany. He wasn't a German. I do not know where he originated from, but he had a little cart, he moved around, but at the same time everyday parked it outside the Military base and sold chicken. It was the best chicken I ever had. He spoke a little English.
Comment Written 08-Mar-2022
reply by the author on 08-Mar-2022
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What a lovely review, Barbara - thank you so much! Yes, they certainly knew how to make delicious chicken! Maybe your guy was from the Yemen also!
Wendy