Category Archives: capturing memories

Stan “The Man” Musial and life stories of everyday legends

Posted on January 21, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Even I, a transplant to St. Louis and not much of a sports fan, knew who Stan “The Man” Musial was and what he represented. Cardinal Nation and many others mourn his passing on Sunday. As sportwriter Bernie Miklasz said in … Continue reading →

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Memories lost in the changes

Posted on January 13, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Yesterday my husband and I visited our daughter who is starting grad school at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, our old alma mater. I haven’t seen it much since I graduated in 198x (long ago!) and the area has changed … Continue reading →

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Poetry is memoir, too

Posted on October 14, 2012 by moonbridgebooks

Poetry doesn’t seem at all popular to the general reading public these days yet I know many people write it. The Twitter world is filled with writers of sparse Japanese-style poems like haiku and tanka, perfect for 140-character posts – … Continue reading →

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