Needless to say, I first checked the email out for spam. I should be more trustworthy perhaps but on the Internet we all know about those who play into our desire for recognition such that they flatter us mercilessly and offer all manner of reward just to get inside our computers in order to do untold damage there.
But it seems a genuine blog and I’ve since heard from others that it’s worth a visit, particularly if you’re interested in online memoir.
In honour of the occasion and to emphasize a point that I've been trying to make of late that autobiography also contains fictional elements, I shall post an image of myself:
The author without her head.
48 comments:
Elisabeth, congratulations. But the link didn't work for me...
'The author without her head.' Well without most of that oh so essential head. Congratulations.
The link should work now, Jeanette, or else try: http://www.adulteducationcourse.org/memoirs
Thanks.
COngratulations, and very deserved. I'd love to see your head! :))
Thanks, Elephants Child. I must get back to your blog. I've been remiss about visiting but I'll get over to you soon.
This news does not surprise me in the least, Lis! I am so pleased for you. And I HATE it when I go out without my head.
Yup, it works, thanks. You deserve that award, and then some.
Congratulations. The honor is so deserved.
Congratulations on the recognition.
Enjoy it.
The author without a head? Now, you've done it, re-served yourself for your audience!
Bummer about your head. I guess you must have blown your top since that sounds more plausible than your effort to pass your missing head off as a metaphor.
Very good; well done! Congratulations.
I wouldn't say that you're not a trusting person; I would suggest that your are simply prudent in your dealings with the internet.
And I do recognize that you're trying to get ahead. The picture proves you're at least halfway there.
That's so great that your blog was chosen as one of the top 50! I think perhaps it should be in the top 10.
Awesome! Excellent!
You certainly deserve the recognition. :)
Congratulations
Top 50? I couldn't name 50 blogs altogether.
Oh and I see you are being modest - your blog appears at #4!
Looks like it's a list worth browsing ...
Congratulations Elisabeth.
Not only are you in the top 50 you're in the top 5!!!
No more sixth in line for you eh?!!
Bonza, well done you deserve the recognition for your heartfelt writing :-).
Good onyer Elisabeth! Why couldn't we see a smile over such nice news? :)
Congratulations. Well deserved - and will definitely pop over and have a look.
You'll forgive me for not sending an individual thank you to all you lovely people for your kind and generous acknowledgements.
Still, I'll give you a line each, and in order of arrival. As sixth in line, I'm sensitive to these things.
I'm blushing a little for all the applause. It's not that I'm shy, but I come from the school that says 'do not get too bigheaded, you never know where it might lead'. Hence half the author's head.
Thanks:
Elephant's child (again)
Jeanette (again)
Maggie May
Leslie
Anthony
Antares
Rosaria
Snowbrush
Rob-bear
Towanda
Art
Christine
Glenn
The Unknowngnome
Windsmoke
Dave.
I'm most grateful.
Yeah, I’m also wary about sites like this but, as you say, it looks genuine enough and the backlink will do you no harm. If it gets you one regular reader then it’s worthwhile. I see Jennifer Trinkle also made the Top 5 too.
Congratulations dear Elisabeth, well deserved.;) Lovely image, even with the head in the clouds.;)
xoxo
Thank you for visiting my blog. I love Ruth. I'm glad I returned the visit since I am also interested in autobiography and readable writing. I like your picture. In fact you look familiar -- almost.
Congratulations Elisabeth - heartening to see you get some recognition.
When I was in Melbourne, I harboured this fantasy that I would send you a note suggesting coffee at Cafe Moravia or similar, but hesitated as I was unsure of the etiquette (and aware that you are very busy). As it turned out, I was quite tied up myself, but maybe next time ...
Without your head because you didn't want to dazzle us with your glittery tiara?
Congratulations.
elisabeth, you deserve many accolades for your fine & thoughtful writing. of the blogs i try to keep up with, yours is certainly a model of the kind of serious, important writing that can be done and presented in this strange new world. your ability to be self-revealing w/o being narcissistic--to tap into a common and complex thread--is one of the many aspects of your writing that i admire.
thank you so much,
susan
without your eyes - which would tell so much and perhaps that's the point of the photograph. consciously or unconsciously! your unflinching honesty and transparancy has been inspirational for me. i have your courage but i don't let it have its way. more fool me! keep on writing please. steven
Congratulations are in order, not sure whether your half a head is accidental or on purpose.
Congratulations, Elisabeth. And I suppose if the eyes are the windows to the soul, you've posted a picture of you, soul-less. :)
Thanks Jim, I'm so honoured to be included alongside Jennifer . She's such a terrific writer. Thanks for introducing me to her.
Ah the joys of the blogosphere. We meet such fantastic and fascinating people who write and communicate well.
Thanks Kath. I'm sorry for the absence of smile. It was intended as a bit of tongue in cheek but I'm not as good as you at these things.
Thanks, Zuzana, from one whose head is often in the clouds, or so my children might say. Preoccupied is another word for it, though hopefully not all the time.
I wonder who my half head resembles, Shari. It's lovely to see you here and yes indeed, Ruth is a terrific person, a profound thinker and a gifted poet.
Thanks, Shari.
Cafe Moravia would be a terrific destination for coffee and a chat, Isabel. So please next time you're in Melbourne and have time drop me a line, email or whatever. I'm good most weekends, though the weekdays can be a bit harder. You'd be my first ever blogger friend whom I've met in the flesh as it were.
I'm not averse to turning the virtual into the real, however risky it might seem. What if we disappoint one another?
Thanks, Isabel.
I try to keep my tiara out of the limelight as you suggest, River. Thanks.
Thanks, susan. I do worry about the narcissistic label. It's always a problem when you write from the perspective of the ubiquitous 'I'.
It's a great comfort, that I can reach beyond my own concerns and touch on some of yours and other people's.
Thanks for reassuring me on that count, Susan, and for all your kind words.
Ah Steven, I reckon your courage shows more and more in your posts. I sense a much deeper connection with your narrator self all the time.
And thanks for your kind words to me here.
Thanks, Pat. Yes, I deliberately left out my head. Perhaps so that the award would not go too much to it.
I suppose I shut the shutters on my soul in this photo, Elizabeth, not wanting to be too coy.
There's something about the way a little bit can go further than the lot sometimes. And I daren't take things, such as awards, too seriously, however chuffed I might be.
Thanks, Elizabeth .
Wonderful news, Elisabeth--and judging from your picture, what's even more wonderful is that you haven't let it go to your head! :>)
It hasn't gone one bit to my head, Vassilis, and as much as I enjoy the odd accolade, my daughters keep my hubris in check.
Thanks.
Congratulations you obviously deserve it :) May there be many more awards for you!
Ah sweet Rose, thanks for your good wishes. It's lovely to see you her. Every time your name pops up I think of one of my daughters. And that's an additional treat, besides enjoying a visit from you.
Short and sweet. Thanks, Kirk.
A wonderful achievement, Elisabeth,and well deserved. I am pleased to see you taking such pleasure in it.
Thanks for your good and kind wishes, Frances. I appreciate the thought.
Thanks for the good wishes here, Frances. They surprise me given your criticisms of late, but then again there's so much potential for misunderstanding in this strange place called the blogosphere that anything's possible.
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