The Same Moon is my memoir of running far, far away — to rural Japan — to find my way home.
I’d made mess of my early twenties in urban Minnesota and by 1994 was looking for a do-over. Rural Japan seemed like a solid place to start.
The Same Moon is my story of two years immersed in an isolated community …
teaching English …
trying to regroup …
falling in love …
learning to play a thirteen-stringed zither …
listening to frogs singing in the rice paddies …
… as one does.
Hello!
I’m Sarah Coomber, a career communicator with experience in public relations, journalism, science writing and teaching.
These days I lead obituary writing workshops, write for hire, teach yoga and publish the weekly Sandwich Season on Substack. (Are you living life in the middle — between the older generation and the younger one? You know who you are.)
Here to see the sights?
You’ve come to the right place! I’ve been connected to Japan for 40 years.
In the coming days … months … I’ll be sharing items related to each chapter of The Same Moon. Stay tuned — I’m building this airplane while flying it (per usual).
What else is happening
Writing & communication services
Providing writing, strategic planning, project management and other support for communications targeting your audience — whether that’s the person-on-the-street or the policymaker.
Workshops
Exploring memories, illuminating lives — one story at a time.
Presentations
Koto
Book talks
About
Sarah brings more than a quarter century of writing/communication experience to every project, drawing on a background in public relations, journalism, creative writing and science writing — plus degrees in biology (BA), mass communication (MA) and creative writing/nonfiction (MFA), and yoga instructor certification.
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Open hands photo by Claudia van Zyl on Unsplash
Writing photo by Hannah Olinger on Unsplash
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