I'm a writer, a world citizen: across earth, water & sky
More than half a century ago, I made the acquaintance of "Teddy Bear", the faithful friend that still accompanies me in my sleep and dreams! My confession may seem a bit misplaced... but I'm sure that many of my readers have special and sweet memories linked to the existence of a particular stuffed animal... From an …
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With the flow of time, as a raging river toward its estuary... I grew older with the forces that crumbles like dry bread forgotten in a corner. Maybe because of that, the reflections are becoming more intense, more pressing, even becoming a reason that brings me forward. It is not easy for anyone, being an …
Continue reading "A time for reflection… * Un momento di riflessione…"
Every time I sit in front of the PC, I find on the screen a multitude of shocking news and campaigns... We can not reverse the situation, it is true, we can not force the oligarchs to drop with drilling in the Arctic that kill the bears and the rest of the tundra's fauna... we can …
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Silently, billions of bees are dying off and our entire food chain is in danger. Bees don't just make honey -- they are a giant, humble workforce, pollinating 75% of growing plants. But in five days the US could move to ban the toxic pesticides that are killing them off. We know we can get …
21.9.2014 18:00 Viale Carlo Cattaneo 6 - 6900 Lugano - Svizzera Agire per il clima, ora! Domenica 21 settembre 2014, pochi giorni prima di un summit importantissimo, migliaia di persone in tutto il mondo scenderanno per strada e cammineranno insieme per mostrare ai leader mondiali che c'importa del nostro clima. Anche a Lugano, alle 18:00, …
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Post taken from http://our-compass.org which I fully support BACKGROUND U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documents reveal that more than 3,650 geese in the vicinity of New York City airports were rounded up and killed by the agency in the past five years alone, yet it has not recommended humane controls to prevent more birds …
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Since I was a child, I wanted to change the bad things in the world: the destruction of Nature, the helpless animals that were killed, the people suffering from hunger or lack of water... I grew up and soon enogh I realized it was an utopia! So I start to change my way of life, …
The light filters through the thick curtains, a cold shiver shakes me and at the same time I realize to have fallen asleep for several hours. A strange scratching of nails on the wood makes me jump up like a spring. - Who is it? My voice wobbles, thick, while I rushly wrap myself in …
Continue reading "Shadows & shamans (excerpt from the novel Taiga’s dream)"
siberian shaman (from the web) The bulk of the paper work is already done, while editing will be made some changes. Still missing the details' verification about the music tracks that I have chosen (by tying them to the various chapters), in efforts to contextualize the whole thing even at the "harmonic feelings" and about …
A piccoli passi anche quest'ultima avventura ha preso forma, consistenza, forza e determinazione. Ma questo è solo l'inizio! Buon viaggio... click on the link: gli sciamani del Lago Baikal By taking small steps also this latest adventure has taken shape, texture, strength and determination. That's the beginning! Enjoy your ride...
In my stories I try to change reality... my characters come out on tiptoe from my dreams... or they are real people in disguise. Unfortunately, the reality, the raw and true one, which we're unwilling facing every day, is there before our eyes. I apologize to the people who (like me) have weak stomachs, but …
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Lo sguardo corre, seguendo i contorni del pensiero, sospinto giù dalla brulla collina rotola fino a raggiungere le rive del lago. In un mattino di fine inverno che ha ancora il sapore del caffè amaro, sorseggiato con gusto e diletto; è un nuovo giorno dove la mente imprigionata in questo corpo, ritroverà i suoi limiti, …
http://www.avaaz.org/po/petition/Pelo_julgamento_do_governo_ucraniano_pela_morte_de_milhares_de_animais_1/?cvPuXbb Il governo dell'Ucraina ha trucidato in modo inaudito migliaia di animali "per ripulire le strade"...
Cari amici, questo è il link che mi avete chiesto per le donazioni, siete meravigliosi... un piccolo gesto che aiuterà i volontari che stanno curando gli animali abbandonati dopo la catastrofe di Fukushima... http://www.youcaring.com/other/donations-for-japanese-volunteer-animal-rescue-groups-fukushima/44714 Non ho parole per esprimervi la mia riconoscenza a nome di Naoto Matsumura - Guardian of Fukushima's Animals!!! :-)claudine
... è un amico veramente speciale, Guido, una Mente che condivide molto del mio sentire. Le sue parole, sono a testimonianza del dolore di Fukushima... la voce di quelle creature che non hanno la facoltà di esprimersi. Il piccolo anziano Naoto, parla il loro linguaggio... quello del vero sentimento! Di cuore, dolce amico, grazie... grazie... …
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Claudine Giovannoni 