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About moonbridgebooks

Co-author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of her mother's childhood; author of Poems That Come to Mind, for caregivers of dementia patients; Co-author/Editor of Battlefield Doc, a medic's memoir of combat duty during the Korean War; life writing enthusiast; loves history and culture, poetry, and cats

The Postmistress and memoir writing

Posted on February 28, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cherrybloss03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0425238695&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrA few days ago, I went to see Sarah Blake, author of the bestselling book The Postmistress, at one of our local independent bookstores. I had just started reading this book about WWII on the European front and at home … Continue reading →

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Black History Month and The Warmth of Other Suns

Posted on February 23, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

February happens to be Black History Month, and I happened to read a little book called Suitcase Full of Dreams, a memoir of a girl growing up in the 1940s-50s deep in Jim Crow South—Mobile, Alabama. Author Hoy Kersh tells … Continue reading →

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Personal Historian Wayne Groner

Posted on January 31, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Today I have ghostwriter and lifewriting coach and teacher Wayne Groner posting on how he became interested in writing memoirs and helping others write theirs. I “met” him through the Yahoo group, Lifewriters Forum and we share a similar passion. This … Continue reading →

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