Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
Good Night Sea
August 18, 2013
Hawaii, Big Island · 2013 August Four swimmers (including me) in black-skinned, neck to toe suits slipped into the inky rolling water. Eight pm. Time to turn on headlights and…
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Heart in Nonfiction Books
April 18, 2013
Guest Post by Nancy Bo Flood on Janet Fox's Through the Wardrobe blog, April 18, 2013 Nancy Bo Flood, a good friend and talented fellow Vermont College of Fine Arts grad,…
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Writing Friends: Nancy Bo Flood
February 14, 2013
by Karen Williams in her blog, Williams Writes · January 24, 2013 The internet was new (to me anyway). It was 1993…or 4. We had just returned from Haiti. I was working…
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American Indian Heritage Month & 20th Century’s Greatest Athlete
November 22, 2012
November is American Indian Heritage Month and at The Pirate Tree we begin our celebration with a look at one of the world’s most outstanding and versatile athletes – Jim…
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Seeing Eyes
October 9, 2012
Today my mom is having cataract surgery. “A simple procedure, out-patient, and takes only an hour or so. Afterwards a few days of patching, frequent drops, no lifting heavy objects.…
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June 8, 2012
Driving Mom home at sunset, we stopped the car by the beach. Near the water's edge sat an old couple. As the red ball of sun began to slip behind…
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Heart, You’ve Got to Have Heart
June 7, 2012
But, you may argue, I am writing a nonfiction nature book…or a fantasy…or picture-book biography. It doesn’t matter. If you want your reader to keep turning the pages and at…
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