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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Lessons Learned

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.

Writing the Next Book: Researching and Wondering

Posted on March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Have you ever gone through a learning sprint when you thought your brain was going to explode? Or you have… Read more Writing the Next Book: Researching and Wondering

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?

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.

Who are your friends? The overlapping circles of friendship.

Posted on January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Writing friends. College friends. Husband friends. Couple friends. They come in all shapes and sizes, young and old.… Read more Who are your friends? The overlapping circles of friendship.

Boy-Type Friends. Can men and women be friends?

Posted on December 15, 2020March 16, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

When I first started working, a female co-worker told me that a woman either had a romantic relationship with a… Read more Boy-Type Friends. Can men and women be friends?

What is a Friend?

Posted on November 17, 2020November 16, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

One of the questions was, “Do you have friends?” The choices were 1. None; 2. One or two; 3. A few; 4. Many.

Similarities between 1968 and 2020 include Presidential elections.

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

[Author’s note: I am stepping out of 1968 and back into 2020 for this post. As some of you know,… Read more Similarities between 1968 and 2020 include Presidential elections.

Medium.com

Posted on July 30, 2020July 29, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

Have you found Medium.com? This is one of the best sites I’ve come across for writers and readers of all… Read more Medium.com

The Lucifer Effect in Action

Posted on June 9, 2020June 8, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

In the month of April, I binged watch two Netflix series: Freud and Lucifer. Funny that they are both names,… Read more The Lucifer Effect in Action

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