Category: Environmental Disasters

The Climatological Blossoms on My Mother’s Pink Camellia Part 2 of 2

May 8, 2022

Please Note: Like part one of The Climatological Blossoms of My Mother’s Pink Camellia, based on reflections by African-American author Aberjhani (pronounced: Ah Bear Zhah Knee), repost of this second episode is presented on Mother’s Day 2022 in tribute to mothers and children escaping war zones and climate-ravaged regions around the world. Since the beginning … More The Climatological Blossoms on My Mother’s Pink Camellia Part 2 of 2

Creative Flexibility and Annihilated Lives (essay with poem)

September 2, 2014

“The systematic looting of language can be recognized by the tendency of its users to forgo its nuanced, complex, mid-wifery properties for menace and subjugation. Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence…”~Toni Morrison, 1993 Nobel Lecture in Literature (This segment of Creative Flexibility and Annihilated Lives is published in partnership with Voices … More Creative Flexibility and Annihilated Lives (essay with poem)

Creative Thinkers International and 21st Century Notions of Community – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

May 30, 2013

Syrian children behind a barbed wire fence at the Ceylanpinar refugee camp in the Sanliurfa province of  Turkey. (Photo by Reuters) At the heart of Creative Thinkers International’s operational philosophy has always been a core belief in the ability of positive creativity to help inspire nonviolent conflict resolution. This is not a romantic notion; it … More Creative Thinkers International and 21st Century Notions of Community – Bright Skylark Literary Productions