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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

WWII memoirs of the Japanese home front

Posted on August 19, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Aspects of WWII still push hot buttons, cause arguments, and disgorge hatred. This August marks the 64th anniversary of the end of WWII, a monstrous war that resulted in monstrous atrocities and a monstrous loss of human life and potential. … Continue reading →

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Frank McCourt view of memoirs

Posted on July 31, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Frank McCourt has died but leaves a legacy in memoir with Angela’s Ashes, the story of his hardscrabble Irish upbringing. While he has been called the inventor of the “misery memoir,” and indeed his debut work has been followed by … Continue reading →

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Senior Care Centers filled with great stories

Posted on July 16, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

It was a storytelling kind of day. I have become friends with some of the ladies living in the senior care center with my mother. Kate is a good storyteller, and so I decided to type her childhood tales into … Continue reading →

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