Category Archives: heritage

A Zany Slice of Italy – having crazy fun with memoir

Posted on March 21, 2015 by moonbridgebooks

Ivanka di Felice, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, fell in love with Italy and is now a writer living in beautiful Tuscany. But from her bio, “She will assure you that it’s far less pretentious than it sounds. In … Continue reading →

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Color printing and good food for your memoir

Posted on February 14, 2015 by moonbridgebooks

My mom-in-law is known for her soul-satisfying Southern cooking. If I lived closer to her, I’d gain a lot of weight but probably be less stressed thanks to all those endorphins she brings to the table. She also has some … Continue reading →

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Remembering Pain: Bosnia memories

Posted on November 3, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

“Never forget. If we forget, it’s as though it never happened.” Unfortunately the words fit more than the Holocaust, the genocide of Jews in WWII. Humans continue to commit genocide without apology. Recently, I attended a screening of the new … Continue reading →

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