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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

Porch Lies by Patricia McKissack

Posted on October 15, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters is the latest Patricia McKissack gem. Ms. McKissack was a featured author on the Kid’s Stage at the recent St. Louis Big Read celebration of books and reading. Meant for … Continue reading →

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Many Faces… One Heart

Posted on October 6, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

A couple weeks ago in the United Methodist Reporter there was an interesting article about cross-racial clergy appointments. Apparently this assigning of a pastor of one race to a church primarily of another race is making some headway among Methodist … Continue reading →

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Teaching Personal Narratives

Posted on September 29, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

Today I visited my youngest daughter’s elementary classroom to talk to the kids about the art of writing stories. We are so lucky in that each year this school invites a famous children’s author to discuss their work and their … Continue reading →

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