e a m harris

Roaming the byways of literature

About

Literature was born out of talk

I am a reader and a writer. My aim on this blog is to post about literature.

There are books I love and a few that bore me (I won’t blog about those).

There are poems and stories I write (but I won’t blog about them very often).

Literature connects with daily life, has a place in society, has a mass of academic theory. I’ll write about these things occasionally.

From time to time I write down my observations of people and happenings I meet. I’ll include some of these – they are the raw material of all creative endeavour.

Thanks to Seasons and Impressions

Thanks for the nomination to Somersaulting through Life

Commenter Award. Thanks to Seasons and Impressions

Mrs Sparkly’s Ten Commandments award. Thank you, Silently Heard Once, for the nomination

Awarded by http://silentlyheardonce.wordpress.com/

Thank you, Silently Heard Once, for the nomination

71 thoughts on “About”

da-AL on July 9, 2017 at 9:41 pm said:

congrats on the many awards – you & your great site deserve them 🙂

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- E A M Harris on August 7, 2017 at 9:14 am said:
  
  Thank you for your comment. You are so kind.
  
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  - hcurci on August 7, 2017 at 4:15 pm said:
    
    Thank you for your response. Hank
    
    Sent from Mail for Windows 10
    
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Wezzlehead on April 18, 2017 at 9:58 pm said:

Thanks for your kind and thoughtful comments on ‘The Open Mouse’ about my poem – very much appreciated! Robert

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Su Leslie on June 29, 2015 at 7:44 pm said:

Thanks for following ZimmerBitch; much appreciated 🙂

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- E A M Harris on June 30, 2015 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  You’re very welcome.
  
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Sharmishtha Basu on December 6, 2014 at 3:22 am said:

Thanks a million times for the selfless helps! God bless you!

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- E A M Harris on December 7, 2014 at 10:50 am said:
  
  You’re very welcome.
  
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behindthemaskofabuse on October 10, 2013 at 7:37 pm said:

Thank you kindly for dropping by my blog 🙂

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wanderlustathome on June 19, 2013 at 3:46 pm said:

You would need an FB account 😦

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- E A M Harris on June 20, 2013 at 10:38 am said:
  
  I’m sorry I’ll miss your books page, but I don’t see myself joining FB in the near future.
  
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wanderlustathome on June 19, 2013 at 5:39 am said:

Been a silent follower of your blog for sometime and started delurking recently 🙂 The posts that I enjoy the most is about books and the Haikus. A few of us friends have a very vibrant book lovers page on FB, you might enjoy it as well. Do let me if you would be interested

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- E A M Harris on June 19, 2013 at 8:12 am said:
  
  Thank you so much, Wanderlustathome, for being a follower and for your comment. Thank you also for the information on the book lovers page. I would be interested but I don’t have a Facebook account – would I still be able to see it or do I have to be a member of FB?
  
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Subhan Zein on January 12, 2013 at 5:07 am said:

Hello EAM Harris,

I hope it is not too late to wish you a wonderful New Year. May 2013 bring you more happiness, love, and success. I would like to thank you because you continue following my blog. I hope my blog posts do not disappoint and that your visits in there have been a joyful ride. Thank you again, many blessings and much love to you. 🙂

Subhan Zein

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- E A M Harris on January 15, 2013 at 11:03 am said:
  
  Thank you for your good wishes. I hope that your 2013 is a great year. Thank you also for your interesting blog. I really enjoy it.
  
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  - Subhan Zein on January 15, 2013 at 12:55 pm said:
    
    Thank you, EAM Harris, you are one generous soul. Many blessings and much love to you.. 🙂
    
    Subhan Zein
    
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silentlyheardonce on December 23, 2012 at 1:09 am said:

Not an Award but a compliment. I enjoyed your blog during the year of 2012. Please follow the link to accept the honor. http://wp.me/p28tjX-A3

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- E A M Harris on December 23, 2012 at 11:00 am said:
  
  Thank you so much for the compliment and the recognition. It is an honour coming form someone who does such a lovely blog as yours is. I accept with gratitude. It’ll take me a while to get together my list – there are so many wonderful blogs out there and they influence me and others in different ways.
  
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silentlyheardonce on December 10, 2012 at 11:39 pm said:

Hi, I was awarded my second Blog of the year 2012 award and am honor to help someone else on their way of receiving their 6 stars. http://wp.me/p28tjX-yH

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- E A M Harris on December 17, 2012 at 10:53 am said:
  
  Silentlyheardonce, Congratulations on winning the award. You have certainly earned it with your interesting and varied blog.
  Thank you so much for nominating me. It’s so kind of you. I don’t feel I deserve a blog of the year award but will endeavour to live up to it.
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yepirategunn on September 23, 2012 at 8:21 pm said:

I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog and your presence at mine – please see my post for your deserved participation – http://managuagunntoday.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/wonderful-team-member-readership-award-congratulations-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B-felicidades-%E7%A5%9D%E8%B4%BA%E6%82%A8-%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%86/

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- E A M Harris on September 24, 2012 at 8:41 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for the link and the nomination. I think I’ve already left you my thanks, but you deserve to be thanked again.
  
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silentlyheardonce on August 12, 2012 at 8:55 pm said:

Hi, I nominated you for the The Sisterhood Blogger Award. Here is a link so you can accept if you want. http://wp.me/p28tjX-sV
Hugs,
Kim

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- E A M Harris on August 13, 2012 at 1:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for the nomination. Thank you for thinking of me and allowing me to be considered along with such lovely sisters.
  
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lscotthoughts on July 17, 2012 at 9:59 pm said:

Congratulations, E A M, and thanks for your visit yesterday! I’m following you, but am not receiving your new posts, so I’m going to unfollow, then follow again and we’ll see how WP reacts! 🙂

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- E A M Harris on July 18, 2012 at 8:18 am said:
  
  Thank you for this comment. I’ve not heard of this following glitch before. I hope your unfollow/follow works. I haven’t done a new post for a few days due to a lot of things happening in my life (nice things like friends coming, but they still take me away from blogging).
  
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thekaydays on July 8, 2012 at 12:30 pm said:

Thank you very much for stopping by and following! Your support means the world to me 🙂

~Kay

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- E A M Harris on July 8, 2012 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  You’re welcome. Thank you for your interesting blog. I look forward to reading your posts.
  
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Md. Alsanda on June 26, 2012 at 9:57 am said:

Hi, thank you for stopping by 🙂

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- E A M Harris on June 27, 2012 at 9:51 am said:
  
  You’re welcome. I enjoyed the stop.
  
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silentlyheardonce on June 9, 2012 at 10:04 pm said:

Hi I just nominated you for an award. Congratulations.
http://silentlyheardonce.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1325&action=edit#
hugs, Kim

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- E A M Harris on June 10, 2012 at 10:13 am said:
  
  Thank you so much for the nomination. I am honoured. It’ll take me a while to do the requirements. In the meantime I’ve reblogged your post about it, to share your kindness with others.
  Cheers.
  
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hcurci on June 6, 2012 at 8:04 pm said:

Well your Botany degree has given us all life with the oxygen we breath..kudos to you for understanding the basics of existence.
Hank

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hcurci on June 6, 2012 at 2:43 pm said:

Hi E A M: Thank you for commenting on my SCIFI post Oxygen Plant Life Pollution found on www. hcurci.wordpress.com.

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- E A M Harris on June 6, 2012 at 7:56 pm said:
  
  My degree was in botany and I always had a soft spot for the blue-greens.
  
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hcurci on June 3, 2012 at 1:45 pm said:

Thank you for viewing my post about Outer Space Online Store at http://www.spacenoodles.com/shop.asp

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- E A M Harris on June 3, 2012 at 3:56 pm said:
  
  You’re welcome. It made me smile.
  
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hcurci on May 28, 2012 at 4:12 pm said:

Thank you for reading my post about Hubble being replaced

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silentlyheardonce on May 24, 2012 at 3:36 pm said:

Hi,
I finally worked on the The Commenter Award. Please find it at this http://wp.me/p28tjX-iu. Thank you so much for the honor.

Hugs, Kim

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- E A M Harris on May 24, 2012 at 4:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you for the link. You have a fascinating list of commentators, I enjoyed visiting their blogs.
  Cheers
  
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hcurci on May 23, 2012 at 9:18 am said:

I totally agree. The Hubble has given us magnifient pictures of the universe and now it is going to treated like a piece on orbiting space junk and let crash to oblivion in the Pacific Ocean..

I’m sure they don’t want to spend the money to go up there and bring it back..and I think they should.
Hank

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- E A M Harris on May 24, 2012 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  I thought there was a campaign for them to do just that. What became of it? I think they could have an international appeal to fundraise. Hubble means a lot to a lot of people.
  
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  - hcurci on May 24, 2012 at 5:20 pm said:
    
    I have not heard of a Hubble money collection to save it but I hope you are right.. can you tell me where I can find info on the “Save The Hubble” I would like to read it and make a contribution… I can’t imagine NASA will let it be destroyed. Thank you.
    
    Hank
    
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  - E A M Harris on May 24, 2012 at 5:28 pm said:
    
    Some time ago in a news report about replacing Hubble there was a para about some people wanting to start a campaign.
    I just googled ‘save the Hubble campaign’ and got loads of news reports and other mentions.
    
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  - hcurci on May 24, 2012 at 5:34 pm said:
    
    I’ll check out google and I will write to NASA also maybe they have some info..if they respond I’ll send it to you.
    
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  - E A M Harris on May 25, 2012 at 8:22 am said:
    
    Thank you. I look forward to hearing what they say.
    
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  - hcurci on May 25, 2012 at 8:57 am said:
    
    Went to google per your tip asked for SAVE HUBBLE clicked on:
    Mission to Save Hubble Could Put Astronauts at Risk
    Hubble wont be replaced till 2017 so we have some time.
    
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  - E A M Harris on May 26, 2012 at 8:27 am said:
    
    Thank you for the information. I’ll keep an eye on the campaign.
    
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hcurci on May 22, 2012 at 2:26 pm said:

Thank you for viewing my post …. Universe sends us pictures of itself…

The great Hubble Telescope is a library of of pictures showing us the very foundation of our existence…what more profound can that be.

The Hubble Telescope will be replaced by the James West Telescope at which time the Hubble will lose orbital configuration and plunge in to the Pacific Ocean..but a library to continue with better and bigger response.

hcurci.wordpress.com
Hank

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- E A M Harris on May 23, 2012 at 8:00 am said:
  
  Thank you for your comment. I think it’s sad that the Hubble will not be kept in a museum or somewhere.
  
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hcurci on May 8, 2012 at 1:25 pm said:

Thank you for commenting on my Outer Space birthday card.
Free Outer Space Greeting Cards at: http://www.spacenoodles.com

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Cynthia Ann Katon-Alfonso on April 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm said:

Hi! I have tagged you in The Commenter Award. Please visit me (if you have the time) for more info at this link http://songsofseasons.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/new-post-commenter-award/
Cynthia Ann

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- E A M Harris on April 28, 2012 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for tagging me to receive this award. I love your blog, which is why I visit it and comment on it. Working on the requirements will take some thought – all my commentators leave such kind and interesting comments.
  
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hcurci on April 27, 2012 at 10:21 am said:

Thank you for reading my post “Racing Jaguar Sports Car in Ancient Roman Chariot Races”.
I had great fun writing the story and my imagination went flying to Ancient Rome 79AD and I became the main character in the story imersing myself in the rigor of the day with danger, intrigue, romance, and great adventure.
Hank

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- E A M Harris on April 27, 2012 at 10:37 am said:
  
  It’s a really wild idea and sounds like you had great fun working on it.
  
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Somersaulting Through Life on April 20, 2012 at 9:40 pm said:

Hi!
 I’ve nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award! Congratulations! You can find out more here: http://somersaultingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/for-all-of-you-delightful-readers/
Happy blogging! 
Somersaulting.

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- E A M Harris on April 21, 2012 at 4:42 pm said:
  
  Hi Somersaulting, Thank you so much for nominating me for this award. It’s so kind of you to think of me. I will have to do the tasks of the award tomorrow.
  
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silentlyheardonce on April 14, 2012 at 8:53 pm said:

Hi, I finally got around to passing the versatile blogger award. Here’s a link to it. Again thank you so much for thinking of me.
http://silentlyheardonce.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/versatile-blogger-award/

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bitchpig on April 5, 2012 at 2:25 pm said:

Thank you very very much for the versatile blogger award, you have made me a very very smiley bitchpig, here is my post thanking you, and here are 7 things about me!

http://lovetheatrics.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/versatile-blogger-award-56/

I love aardvarks, I live in Thailand, I’m scared of being depressed again, I’m in love with love, I’m a certified Laughter Yoga Leader, I do a cracking Lady Macbeth AND while I really appreciate avocados and mangoes, I find them scarily slimy. x

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- E A M Harris on April 5, 2012 at 7:37 pm said:
  
  I’ve never thought of mangoes or avocados as scary, thought I agree some kinds of slime can be. Thank you for the seven things.
  
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Cynthia Ann Katon-Alfonso on April 4, 2012 at 12:51 pm said:

Hi! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Congratulations! Please click on the link to see the rules to claim the award http://songsofseasons.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/new-post-the-versatile-blogger-award/

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- E A M Harris on April 4, 2012 at 3:47 pm said:
  
  Hi Cynthia Ann, Thank you so much for nominating me. I’m honoured and thrilled, also amazed – I never thought of myself as an award person. I shall have to follow the rest of the rules later today, but I couldn’t wait to thank you.
  Also thank you for all your work on your lovely blog. I enjoy your pictures and poems whenever I look at them.
  
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Hank Curci on March 21, 2012 at 9:13 am said:

Thank You for clicking on my post ” we are made of Star Stuff”.

I think it is fun to know we come from some far off sector of the great cosmos and at one time, billions of yeas ago, we were part of a star…WE ARE MADE OF STAR STUFF..HOW COOL IS THAT!!
Spacenoodles.com

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Hank Curci on March 6, 2012 at 10:04 am said:

You are welcome..
Spacenoodles.com

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Hank Curci on March 5, 2012 at 4:04 pm said:

Hi E A M: Thank you for commenting on my SCIFI blog found on hcurci.wordpress.com.

Free Outer Space Greeting Cards at http://www.spacenoodles.com.

I have published a series of Outer Space Coloring Books to teach children the great Universe that has given them life; you can read their synopsis at http://www.spacenoodles.com/shop.asp

Spacenoodles

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- E A M Harris on March 6, 2012 at 8:49 am said:
  
  Thank you for the information. I like the name ‘spacenoodles’.
  
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oldstick on March 4, 2012 at 12:14 pm said:

Happy to connect with you on wordpress but I’m not very adept at the computer. Wanted to get a limerick competition going (for fun) but no-one else knows I’m here!

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- E A M Harris on March 4, 2012 at 12:19 pm said:
  
  I find it helps to browse around other peoples’ blogs and leave comments on the ones that you like. Then they know you’re around and have tastes in common with them.
  I like reading limericks but I’ve never written one. I suspect it’s harder than it looks.
  
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Numero Uno on February 3, 2012 at 7:59 pm said:

wow… i like what you have turned your blog into, your poems are awesome, intriguing and informative. very creative, keep it up. looking forward to reading more of your work

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- E A M Harris on February 4, 2012 at 10:09 am said:
  
  Thank you for your comment and for your encouraging words. I’m glad you enjoy the poems.
  
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