Category Archives: capturing memories

Using artwork and photos in memoir

Posted on October 2, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Tonight I attended a talk by famous architect Gyo Obata whose artist/professor father was imprisoned in a U.S. internment camp along with his family during WWII. Gyo escaped by being allowed to attend Washington University in St. Louis, which agreed … Continue reading →

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Jim Ballard – Making a memory

Posted on September 11, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Jim Ballard, motivational speaker, life coach and author, posts the second in his series on memory. One of the missions of Cherry Blossom Memories blog is to encourage others to make good memories – and, yes, you can have a … Continue reading →

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Frank McCourt view of memoirs

Posted on July 31, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Frank McCourt has died but leaves a legacy in memoir with Angela’s Ashes, the story of his hardscrabble Irish upbringing. While he has been called the inventor of the “misery memoir,” and indeed his debut work has been followed by … Continue reading →

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