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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

Memoir Writing Groups and Classes

Posted on September 12, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

The popularity of genealogy mixed with a little history and a lot of personal experience seems to have resulted in the hot topic of memoir writing. Look at the best-seller lists of books these days and you’re sure to see … Continue reading →

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Dora the Explorer and Storytelling

Posted on September 5, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

Even Dora the Explorer’s family tells stories at the dinner table. “Do you like to eat dinner with your family?” “Do you like to hear stories?” Dora proceeds into an episode of how she met Boots, her monkey friend, on … Continue reading →

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Allende and Thatcher – Overstepping?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

The Boston Globe recently carried a review of Isabel Allende’s newest book, The Sum of Our Days, in which Allende carries on (and on) about the death of her beloved daughter Paula, the subject of her previous book. Reviewer Debra … Continue reading →

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