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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

Tell Me a Story – Post Thanksgiving Review

So did you celebrate National Day of Listening last Friday? Here’s how my day went: The 97-year-old woman I wanted to interview has not been feeling well these days, and I am afraid she may leave this world taking untold … Continue reading

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Tell Me a Story – National Day of Listening

NPR’s StoryCorps is sponsoring the first annual National Day of Listening on November 28. Thanksgiving is a time of gathering together, and while we are gathered, what better way to pass the time vegetating after good food than to tell … Continue reading

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Everyday Prisoners of War

They are hidden amongst us… a neighbor, a man you greet at church every Sunday, the older guys lunching at the table nearby. You can’t tell just by looking at them, but once they were prisoners of war. They are … Continue reading

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