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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

Painful Memories – Kirkwood

Posted on February 8, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of the Kirkwood City Hall shooting. It brought back memories of being in a church meeting at night, listening to hovering helicopters and sirens, going into lockdown, being fearful of an unknown menace a … Continue reading →

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Liar! Famous Memoir Fakes

Posted on February 6, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

One after another these days we are seeing high profile memoirs proven to be falsified. The first in this latest series was James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces which was exposed shortly after I published the first edition of Cherry … Continue reading →

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Snow Days – Are You Too Old to Play?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Culture Feast carried a Feb 3 post, “A Grown-Up Snow Day,” mentioning the initial thrill of being able to sleep late on those rare days when your office shuts down due to weather… until you have to get up and … Continue reading →

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