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Category: Memoir

Memoir, Minnesota

Living out in front

Since our move from Washington to Minnesota, Leo the dog has proven to be the most enthusiastic adopter of a life lived at the front of the house. Continue reading Living out in front

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 20216 Comments
classes, Memoir

Start 2021 with a storytelling class

Ready to share a story in 2021 but not sure how to begin? Join me for Memoir Moment class! Continue reading Start 2021 with a storytelling class

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerDecember 29, 2020Leave a comment
Memoir, Minnesota

Your heart is enough

Holiday gifting can bring up questions of “enough-ness” — and an understanding of what the stuff is really about. Continue reading Your heart is enough

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerDecember 22, 2020December 23, 20202 Comments
Memoir, Minnesota

You can get cold again

This week, with temperatures dipping near zero, I put my Minnesota-ness to the test. Continue reading You can get cold again

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerDecember 17, 2020December 17, 2020Leave a comment
Corona days, Honest food, Japan, Memoir, Minnesota, The Same Moon, Un-natural flavors

MacGyvered sushi (recipe)

In 2020, regular days are worth celebrating — and why not celebrate with some easy homespun sushi? Continue reading MacGyvered sushi (recipe)

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020Leave a comment
classes, Corona days, Memoir, Writing

Your story matters — let’s write it

This strange year has brought something into focus: my deep passion for helping others (including you?) tell their stories. Continue reading Your story matters — let’s write it

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerDecember 3, 2020September 1, 2021Leave a comment
Corona days, meditations, Memoir, Minnesota, Things to let go

What, me worry?

Leaving our dog in the care of my mother-in-law forced me to recognize the futility of one of my most highly developed skills: worrying. Continue reading What, me worry?

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerNovember 19, 2020November 19, 20202 Comments
shadows of my dog and me running in the snow
Corona days, Memoir, Minnesota

How are you?

When you’re asked “how are you,” what do you say these days? Sometimes I’ve answered, “Held together by duct tape.” But, big picture, that’s not really what’s holding me together … Continue reading How are you?

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerNovember 16, 2020Leave a comment
Corona days, Memoir, Minnesota

Different

Living back in my home state, I’m listening for the greatest hits of the Minnesota vernacular. Continue reading Different

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerNovember 11, 20202 Comments
Joy, Memoir, Minnesota

Joy No. 47

Born and raised a flatlander, I have always been awed by mountains, but sometimes they get in the way … Continue reading Joy No. 47

Unknown's avatarSarah Coomber - writerOctober 30, 2020November 11, 2020Leave a comment

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A cartoon sandwich -- two slices of bread frame a pair of blue eyes with eyelashes and stylized ingredients. Below the sandwich is the phrase Sandwich Season.
Exploring the burdens and blessings of life in the sandwich generation—juggling the needs of my parents and son with special needs—and encouraging others in similar seasons. (Join me on Substack.)

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Looking for Loon Landing / Same Loon? Here’s the archive of posts, including:

  • writing tips & prompts
  • Japan
  • food
  • faith
  • Minnesota
  • family
  • news about The Same Moon, my Japan memoir (Camphor Press, 2020)

Retired blog

  • I’m in Sandwich Season now March 23, 2025
  • Halloween in Japan: 2024 October 31, 2024
  • Same Moon apparel is 50% off today November 14, 2023

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