Category Archives: lifewriting

War Veteran History Projects

Posted on November 1, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

During the next few weeks, the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in tandem with the National Endowment for the Arts’ Operation Homecoming, is conducting writing workshops for military veterans to help them tell their stories about life in the … Continue reading →

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Importance of Life Writing – Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Posted on August 5, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

Alexander Solzhenitsyn died last Sunday night. I can’t think of anyone else whose memoirs and true-life-based writings helped change an empire. Solzhenitsyn’s novels were built on his experiences caught in the Soviet “meat grinder” of arrests for simple or made-up … Continue reading →

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Lifewriting—What If The Kids Don’t Care?

Posted on February 1, 2008 by moonbridgebooks

Last week, I gave a presentation to a group of senior folks and thought to mention how important their stories are even though their families might not be interested in them. Perhaps their children will be seniors themselves before they … Continue reading →

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