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Emma Kathryn Harris

Emma Kathryn Harris

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Category: Essays

Essays

A graceless garden dance and how the cosmos saved me

September 19, 2025September 11, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

A jumbled wildflower garden, graceless ballet, and how I know I’m a Vulcan.

Tagged cosmos, gardening, nature, pollinators, wildflowers, writing life
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A bird’s nest, determination, and a tug of war with moss

June 27, 2025June 19, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

What a bird’s determination can teach writers about not giving up.

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Bees and sneezes—It must be spring

May 16, 2025May 8, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Spring is the time when the bees are hyper, the pollen rules, and the allergies overtake the day. Why do we keep torturing ourselves over flowers?

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At least we don’t eat earthworms

April 4, 2025March 26, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

The correlation among robins, writers, instinct, and perseverance. And what robins can teach us about contentment.

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Was that wall always there?

March 21, 2025March 11, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

Daylight Savings Time affects all of us physically and psychologically. How do we manage to trudge through the day when we are sleepwalking?

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Good enough is better than being a stubborn plant root

February 21, 2025February 13, 2025 Emma Kathryn Harris

A lesson in learning that “good enough” is better than aiming for perfection in our writing.

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