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Our Belletrista Bag is On the Move!
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(click on each of the three small thumbnails for its entire picture).
All photos © C. Lariviere
Is your Belle bag travelling? Email us at info [at] belletrista [dot] com and tell us about it!
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Did you guess where our Belle bag is?
C. Lariviere from Austin, Texas took this picture of her Belle bag
near the fountain leading to the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan. The
statue, framed by the fountain with its bursts of water in the shape
of angel wings, stands as a reminder of the war. Its elevated right
hand points towards the sky and the threat of nuclear attacks while
its left hand reaches out for world peace and tranquility. Japan is
founded on a rich history that thrives in and influences its literature,
making for both a fantastic visual and literary journey.
Thumbnails, Left to right:
1. This castle sits in the center of Kokura, a city in northern Kyushu. This city was an original target for the nuclear bombing,
but due to bad weather the bombing of Kokura was called off. The mission would have been fully aborted had a clearing in
the clouds not been spotted over Nagasaki, the alternative target city.
2. This little pavilion, part of Yamadera, perches on a cliffside in
Yamagata Prefecture, almost two and a half hours north of Tokyo.
3. Notes of encouragement are left on a shrine wall asking for Japan to stand strong and to unite in the aftermath of the March 2011
tsunami.
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Donating to Belletrista
Belletrista, Inc. is a nonprofit, US corporation currently seeking tax-exempt status
from the Internal Revenue Service. As a nonprofit organization, we depend on charitable
contributions to cover our operating costs. Please consider becoming a part of Belletrista's
international community of readers by supporting the magazine with a donation of any size.
To thank individuals who donate $50 (US) or more, we will send you our fabulous Belletrista
bookbag!
Go green with this lightweight, durable tote bag made from
100% recycled content (80% recycled cotton, 20% recycled plastics).
Perfect for a day of book-shopping or the classiest bag you've ever had for groceries. 18" x 15" x 7"
(46 x 38 x 18 cm)
Currently, donations are not tax-exempt in the US. We will notify all of our contributors
when we have IRS 501(c)(3) approval which, we understand, will be made retroactive to the
date of our inception, August 2009.
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