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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Creative Writing

California Cousins

Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

I grew up in a large family of eight kids but I didn’t have an extended family like many of… Read more California Cousins

Can Your Pearly Whites Ignite?

Posted on August 14, 2018August 13, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Prompt from Ruth Conn: Warm summer nite and the neighborhood kids have a game of kick the can going while… Read more Can Your Pearly Whites Ignite?

Howling at the Moon

Posted on August 9, 2018August 8, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

The Prompt: A werewolf howling at the moon (from Artprompts.org)   I was accepted to go to Stanford in the… Read more Howling at the Moon

Prompt Me from Peggy Erickson: Success is the Best Revenge

Posted on August 2, 2018July 30, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Peggy Erickson: Life after camp/How do you forgive after camp?   In 1942 my parents, Tom and Emmy Koyama, were… Read more Prompt Me from Peggy Erickson: Success is the Best Revenge

Prompt Me! From Sharon Lauderdale Sloan: The Hanky

Posted on July 26, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Sharon Lauderdale Sloan: The hanky. (I was ironing today and had a wonderful memory of helping my grandmother iron and she… Read more Prompt Me! From Sharon Lauderdale Sloan: The Hanky

Prompt Me! Sinking Ship

Posted on July 24, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

You realize the boat is sinking, but that’s not the worst thing that could happen. The worst thing happened last… Read more Prompt Me! Sinking Ship

Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: The Pony Story

Posted on July 19, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Gina Szafraniec: The pony story   On my 16th birthday, I woke up that morning filled with anticipation. I wasn’t… Read more Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: The Pony Story

Prompt Me! Obit for Your Favorite Character

Posted on July 17, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Prompt Me! with my friends from the Miss Phryne Fisher’s Secret Society in mind:Write an obituary for your favorite fictional… Read more Prompt Me! Obit for Your Favorite Character

Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: Writing Letters Growing up on the Farm

Posted on July 12, 2018July 14, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Gina Szafraniec: Writing letters at home I grew up in the 1960s on a family farm one mile out of… Read more Prompt Me! Gina Szafraniec: Writing Letters Growing up on the Farm

Prompt Me! A Slice of Paradise

Posted on July 10, 2018July 9, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Sherry Becker’s Prompt: Taken from the news… ignoring the volcano you live on until the day you can’t.   I… Read more Prompt Me! A Slice of Paradise

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