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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

Editing memoirs: Are any memories too trivial?

Posted on January 23, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

This question came up on the Life Writers’ Forum Yahoo group lately about editing out memories. A few of us answered that it depends on the audience, and felt that the writer was not particularly qualified to decide if a … Continue reading →

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr

Posted on January 17, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Well worth remembering, again and again: View Text of  “I Have a Dream” Linda Austin “Cherry Blossoms in Twilight” http://www.moonbridgebooks.com

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Jigsaw puzzles and pieces of us

Posted on January 7, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

One of my favorite holidays memories now is working on the annual puzzle whenever we head to Chicagoland to visit my family there. Once a year at Christmas time, my sister and my dad each set up card tables in … Continue reading →

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