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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Essay, Opinion, Editorial

Go Greyhound, Go Retro–Part 2

Posted on August 10, 2021August 7, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Continuing the saga of how I got to Bayfield, Wisconsin for the week of July 4th without driving my car,… Read more Go Greyhound, Go Retro–Part 2

Go Greyhound — Advertising works!

Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

This Fourth of July, I am headed north to go sailing with my new best friend. I am truly blessed… Read more Go Greyhound — Advertising works!

Brotherly Advice. Four tidbits that guided me through life.

Posted on May 25, 2021May 24, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

And Then There Were Five On Mother’s Day, 2021, my brother Robert was killed in a vehicle/train accident. It was… Read more Brotherly Advice. Four tidbits that guided me through life.

Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?

Posted on March 2, 2021February 21, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

How important are friends as we lay dying? What happens to friendships at end of life? As I have been… Read more Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?

Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

A long time ago I wrote about how my partner Scot and I answered a marriage compatibility survey. The question… Read more Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.

Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

Posted on February 16, 2021September 13, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

I’m not sure just when I learned about proximity friendship. It’s been years. But even back then, the term and… Read more Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

Couples Friends

Posted on January 19, 2021January 9, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Are you a single person with friends who are couples? Or are you one of those that once soloed, you… Read more Couples Friends

High School Friends—Mean Girls or Not?

Posted on January 12, 2021January 9, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

How did your high school friends impact your life? Or did they at all? Mine did, and here’s how. I… Read more High School Friends—Mean Girls or Not?

Elaine & Scot, Brighton UT 1986

My Husband, My Friend

Posted on January 5, 2021March 16, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Friends, lovers, playmates. How I survived 32 years of marriage and maintained my sanity. I was married for 32 years… Read more My Husband, My Friend

Predictions for 2021

Posted on December 29, 2020December 22, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

I know for sure any New Year’s Resolutions I make are bound to be broken, but predictions? I may be… Read more Predictions for 2021

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