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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

Importance of Life Writing – Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted on August 5, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

Alexander Solzhenitsyn died last Sunday night. I can’t think of anyone else whose memoirs and true-life-based writings helped change an empire. Solzhenitsyn’s novels were built on his experiences caught in the Soviet “meat grinder” of arrests for simple or made-up … Continue reading →

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Grandparenting Time for Stories

Posted on July 31, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

One of the best parts of our recent vacation with my husband’s side of the family was the time the kids spent with their grandparents, whom they rarely see as they live a couple states away. Children grow up and … Continue reading →

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Family Vacation Memories

Posted on July 24, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

We have returned… exhausted! Our Alaskan cruise was not so relaxing for me. With my husband’s family and our kids in tow and not much time to discover the historic ports due to ship schedule and excursions, I often felt … Continue reading →

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