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Alzheimers “Poems That Come to Mind” booksigning and chat

Posted on February 27, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

This Saturday afternoon, March 2nd from 2:00-4:00 p.m., I’ll be at the charming Webster Groves Bookshop (the little bookshop on the corner) to chat with visitors about Alzheimer’s caregiving and to pass out hugs – both Hershey’s and real live ones. … Continue reading →

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This Mobius Strip of Ifs: Essays as Lifewriting

Posted on February 24, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

I patted myself on the back after finishing This Mobius Strip of Ifs by Mathias Freese. I felt challenged and smarter from the brain exercise. Freese turned his philosophical essays into a book—not a memoir, but readers will know who he … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker wrote a memoir

Posted on February 17, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

A few weeks ago I listened to Jennifer Chiaverini talk about Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker. Her name was Elizabeth Keckley, and she was a slave who had scrimped to buy freedom for herself and her son from her half sister and … Continue reading →

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