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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

Nora Jo Fades Away: finding laughter and love in an Alzheimer’s memoir

Posted on July 21, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

I read Nora Jo Fades Away:  Confessions of a Caregiver several months after my mother died of Alzheimer’s, but I’m just now getting around to writing about it. I was shocked, shocked I tell you by the first few pages. … Continue reading →

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The Gods of Heavenly Punishment: rare Japanese WWII perspectives

Posted on July 14, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

This is the novel I wish I could have written, and now I don’t have to think about it anymore. The reason I published Cherry Blossoms in Twilight is because there are almost no other narrative books that cover WWII … Continue reading →

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Blest be the ties that bind: a life writing vacation in the country

Posted on July 8, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

We just returned from a weekend visit to our relatives in the Tennessee countryside. While our family visits are always pleasant, they usually aren’t exciting and don’t offer new sights like a real vacation would, and I haven’t had one of … Continue reading →

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