Category Archives: capturing memories

Oral histories and interviews strike gold

Posted on March 3, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

While writing Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, my mother’s stories of everyday life around WWII in Japan, my eyes were opened to the gold of all personal stories, especially of culture and history. Sure, I had heard plenty of Mom’s childhood stories of … Continue reading →

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National Lifewriting Month – ask a veteran

Posted on November 10, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

A few weeks ago I attended a showing of an 85-year-old WWII veteran’s home movies of sorts. Actually, he had put together a film documenting his war experiences. His photos, along with a helpful map or two, were strung together and … Continue reading →

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Denis Ledoux on writing your memoir: What if I can’t remember?

Posted on September 16, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

A few weeks ago, Denis Ledoux of The Memoir Network posted an article on the LinkedIn Memoir Writers Society group that gave some good tips for capturing memories. He’s basically advocating a brain dump, the writing down of snippets of … Continue reading →

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