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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

Baptism by Toilet Water: a memoir of overcoming child abuse

Posted on November 6, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

A few days ago, I attended James F. Winter’s book talk and signing for Baptism by Toilet Water. This sounds like a humorous story, but it’s actually a memoir of abuse by an alcoholic dad whose parents were the epitome … Continue reading →

Posted in bad memories, book talk | 6 Comments

NaNoWriMo for nonfiction

Posted on November 4, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

In case you haven’t heard the commotion, November is National Novel Writing Month, where thousands of writers around the world are working and worrying themselves to peck or scratch out 50,000 words of story by the end of the month. … Continue reading →

Posted in lifewriting, memoir writing | 5 Comments

An almost-memoir immigrant story, Girl in Translation

Posted on October 30, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Jean Kwok was in St. Louis the other day to talk about her bestselling debut novel, Girl in Translation, recently released in paperback. In a personable style peppered with humor, she presented the true story behind the book, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in book talk, multicultural | 3 Comments