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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

Parenting a Teen

Posted on August 25, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

Parenting a teen is enough to turn your hair gray overnight. Sometimes it can seem like you’re raising Jekyl and Hyde. Everything is going ok, then suddenly it’s not and they hate you. You don’t understand! Well, the time to … Continue reading →

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Volunteering at School

Posted on August 19, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

The kids are enjoying their last few days of summer relaxation; the parents, especially the stay-home moms, are counting the days until their lively charges get back into the structure of school. Now is the time for “parent homework” as … Continue reading →

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Rachel Calof’s Story

Posted on August 13, 2006 by moonbridgebooks

Rachel Calof was a Russian Jew who traveled to America to an arranged marriage in rural North Dakota. In the 1930’s, when she was in her sixties, she wrote her story in Yiddish, looking back on her rough life on … Continue reading →

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