Category Archives: capturing memories

Blest be the ties that bind: a life writing vacation in the country

Posted on July 8, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

We just returned from a weekend visit to our relatives in the Tennessee countryside. While our family visits are always pleasant, they usually aren’t exciting and don’t offer new sights like a real vacation would, and I haven’t had one of … Continue reading →

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No memoir? More on writing truth as historical fiction

Posted on April 21, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Last week I heard Chris Bohjalian talk about Sandcastle Girls, his novel about the Armenian genocide. A year after its release, the paperback version is out, and Mr. Bohjalian is still very excited, very passionate, about the most important book he … Continue reading →

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Easter: writing about death, rebirth, and other spiritual experiences

Posted on April 1, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Last weekend my sister came to visit and we had a private memorial for our mother at our local botanical garden, under the cherry trees – still tightly budded – in the Japanese garden our mother loved. I decided it was … Continue reading →

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