nancy bo flood

A few weeks ago, someone was asking about books that touched upon—or included—domestic abuse/ family violence. Paulsen’s book is an autobiography.

I have been pulled toward the subject of suicide since I was a teen despite its stigma, and worked on my first suicide hotline when I was eighteen. That’s because as an adolescent I struggled not only with depression but…

S.D. Nelson, Standing Rock Sioux, author and artist, meticulous researcher, passionate about the history of his people, his ancestors, his homeland, Indian and white, has written the epic story of Crazy Horse and Custer.

Being   process   not a thing, not matter   more thoughts and this poem

Singularity by Marie Howe

(after Stephen Hawking)

Do you sometimes want to wake up to the singularity
We once were?

So compact nobody
Needed a bed, or food or…

Imagine this. During the pandemic your schools have been closed for over a year. The nearest public library is over 70 miles away. There are no bookstores.

My holiday gift to all, two special books, quickly read but words and images that will stay with you and rekindle hope and gratitude.

During this season of giving, I wish to give thanks and to honor Rose Tahe, friend and co-author of First Laugh, Welcome Baby.

Hozho. May we all walk in beauty. In harmony. In kindness.