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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

Christmas traditions, and who will make the eggnog cookies

Posted on December 23, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Sitting here nibbling eggnog butter cookies and sipping lactose-free eggnog, I’m thinking about Christmas traditions. I talk a lot about family traditions, but this year I’m wondering about my own family traditions. The girls are so big now, the oldest … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Code: A father-daughter memoir of WWII

Posted on December 4, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Karen Fisher-Alaniz discovered a secret. On her father’s 81st birthday, he handed her a stack of letters he had written to his parents when he served in WWII. She had heard some old war stories, but they didn’t explain why … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving is for family relationships and stories

Posted on November 21, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Women’s Memoirs, a lifewriting blog I follow, had aninteresting post recently that’s worth sharing. Matilda had read The New Science of Love:  How Understanding the Brain’s Wiring Can Help Kindle Your Relationship, by Dr. Fran Cohen Praver. Since Thanksgiving is … Continue reading →

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