Category Archives: capturing memories

Becky Povich – Reminiscing smaller life stories into one big story

Posted on June 22, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

I met Becky Lewellen Povich through the St. Louis Writers Guild and found her book, From Pigtails to Chin Hairs: A Memoir and More, to be exactly what I like to encourage in lifewriting. Many people, if not most, do not … Continue reading →

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What are your earliest memories?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

A post in one of the LinkedIn groups I’m in asked what were people’s earliest memories. Surprisingly, quite a few people had toddler (pre-language) memories, and some even baby memories! Some were traumatic, as to be expected, such as discovering … Continue reading →

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The sweet scent of memories

Posted on April 27, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

I think we all know that certain scents trigger memories. Certain foods cooking, cinnamon, grandmother’s perfume, lilacs, even Aquanet hairspray (think 1980s big hair days), but how about dishwashing liquid? I got out a new bottle of Palmolive dishwashing liquid … Continue reading →

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