Category Archives: journal

The memoir in the attic: Canton Elegy

Posted on April 23, 2012 by moonbridgebooks

Wouldn’t that be a dream to find an old memoir hidden in a trunk in the attic? To turn the yellowed pages of time and find an amazing story of a great-grandfather’s or grandmother’s everyday life long ago when times … Continue reading →

Posted in history, journal | 3 Comments

Cleaning out the garden – NaPoWriMo Day2

Posted on April 3, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Today was so beautiful all the neighbors were out working in their yards. Me, too. Everyone was clearing away the old remnants of fall, making way for new growth and new flowers. Writing in a journal or writing your life … Continue reading →

Posted in journal, poems | 1 Comment

Joyce Carol Oates and the healing memoir

Posted on March 6, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Joyce Carol Oates was in town last week to talk about her memoir, Widow’s Story. Her hand was probably still tingling from shaking hands two days earlier with President Obama as he awarded her a National Humanities Medal for lifetime literary … Continue reading →

Posted in death, journal | 4 Comments