Beyond Boundaries · Essays and Tidbits From Nancy Bo Flood

Chinle PLanting Hope

Chinle Planting Hope

January 11, 2022

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.

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Two special books

December 21, 2021

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

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Laughter, Sacred and Healing

December 14, 2021

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

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Walk in beauty

December 7, 2021

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

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We are Grateful

National Native American Indian Heritage Month

November 30, 2021

Thankful for readers and librarians and bookstores and teachers and parents and grandparents—all who make our world of readers! Wishing you a wonderful — and healthy — holiday season! For…

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Twitch

Looking forward to Twitch

November 16, 2021

A new book soon to be released is Twitch, a YA novel written by Linda Boyden with illustrations by Kaylene Bigknife. Take a look at the amazing cover.

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Race to the Sun

Two Publishers You Should Know

November 9, 2021

Two recommendations this week, two publishers: A new novel series from Rick Riordan Presents! Fans and those who have yet to discover his book series will be pleased to know…

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Ancestor Approved

Books by Native Americans

November 2, 2021

To honor and give thanks to the first Americans and today’s citizens of over 500 tribal nations, I encourage everyone to read books by and about Native people. Each week…

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Sunrise

Kindness

October 19, 2021

You don’t have to be good or first
Not even smartest or most right.
If you are kind, that is what our world needs most.

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fresh

Fresh

October 12, 2021

To the writer, put this magnet on your refrigerator door, and reflect on this poem.

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Walking on Earth & Touching the Sky

Let your imagination soar

October 5, 2021

I would like to share my favorite poem which I read to my writing students every workshop I teach. Let your imagination soar.

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Entagled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

I Am a Process

August 31, 2021

I am a process … not a thing, not a piece of matter. What do I mean? Try reading this profound paragraph and let it roll around in your brain.

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