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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

Cultural Festivals

Posted on September 8, 2007 by moonbridgebooks

Last weekend my mother and I went to the Japan Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Every year we look forward to this celebration of all things Japanese. Every year I think I don’t need to buy … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossoms Bloom in September!

Posted on September 4, 2007 by moonbridgebooks

Hurray! I have received a couple boxes of the new second edition of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight and they are beautiful! Staircase Press Designs has done a lovely job on the cover and of darkening the pencil illustrations. The black … Continue reading →

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Porch Talk

Posted on September 1, 2007 by moonbridgebooks

According to Phillip Gulley, a Quaker pastor in Indiana, “All manner of lessons were learned on the front porch. When the porches went, so did the stories and the wisdom with them.” Now this may be a little simplistic, but … Continue reading →

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