nancy bo flood

On December 17th, I introduced to my readers the visionary document, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I asked, “What if during this holiday time of gifts and family, food and laughter, you could give to every child—or even one…

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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World Day of Peace is remembered … celebrated … imagined … every  January 1st.

January 1, 2020, this new decade began with a World Day of Peace.

I took out a recent photo taken of the simple but unforgettable statue…

An homage to storytelling in Thunder Bay, Ontario, quoting from “The Dimness of Mothers and Daughters,” by Marilyn Dumont. From the plaque (because it may…

What rights do children have? If you could, what rights would you give to every child—every child—during this sacred time of year?

Imagine this, the United…

I became absorbed with Vincent van Gogh’s paintings at “his” museum in Amsterdam. I had never seen his work close-up in person. Such rich color, such captured energy. And faces of old people or exhausted farmers that looked back at…

“Sometimes a tree can tell you more than can be read in a book.”  —Carl Jung

Do trees make sound? Do they talk amongst themselves? Do they talk to us?

What do they tell us? The season of the year?…

Times have greatly changed the rules for writing in children’s literature. Sex is okay but periods … maybe. Swearing, exploring gender identity, exploring sexuality – go right ahead. But spirituality? Tip-toe with caution.