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Georgia Winters posted the above video here on OS earlier today, sharing a message of love and hope from a young Israeli father and teacher who is saying no to war, and is asking the world to join in.&nb… Read full post »

 The Right to Health is a fundamental human right, & includes "access to health-related education and information, including on sexual and reproductive health."   -The World Health Organization

Recently, I read a handful of heartfelt, beautifully written… Read full post »

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

So reads the inscription at the beginning of  Still Living on my Feet, aptly summing up the spirit and essence of this beautiful volume of poetry by Open Salon's Tichaona Chinyelu.

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I had ordered Tichaona's… Read full post »

On December 10, 2010, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turned 62 years old.  This unassuming yet powerful statement was born in the aftermath of the horrors of World War II, and still stands strong today.  It is the first universal statement of basic human r… Read full post »

Quietly and without fanfare, the book-selling behemoth, Amazon, was able to get their intergalactic division up and running in late September (amazon.intergalactic-services.com). I took this opportunity to order just one book from your lovely planet Earth, and that was:

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...well, here is my home page, at  the adventures of clay ball. 

Someday, I hope to keep blogging onward, but for  now, the reader in me is amazed & delighted to have found all of you wonderful writers here at OS! 

love,

clay ball

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