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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

Lessons from Kristy Noem’s Memoir – On Lifewriting

Posted on May 19, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

Do you HAVE to put everything in your memoir? NO! In a nutshell, that’s the lesson from Kristy Noem’s memoir where she tells about shooting her young dog, plus a goat. Yes, farmers and other ruralites have dispatched unwanted, elder, … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Stories – Happy, Sad, Bad

Posted on May 12, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

Every Mother’s Day most of us celebrate our moms or remember our moms with fondness. Social media is full of us assuming everyone’s mom is or was great. Happy Mother’s Day! Now that I know better, I think of the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Can Be Lifewriting

Posted on April 7, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

April is National Poetry Month, a time when I like to tell people that poetry can be a kind of life writing. When my daughters were children, I wrote poems to document my feelings for them during their stages of … Continue reading →

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