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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Montana

Sushi, Gohan, and Rice in General

Posted on September 23, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

To the writers of Windows of Light, food clearly plays a central part. In many of the stories, you will… Read more Sushi, Gohan, and Rice in General

Eating Frybread

Posted on September 3, 2026August 29, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

I didn’t exactly grow up eating fry bread, but my kids did. Our family in Montana had a fry bread/Indian… Read more Eating Frybread

Windows of Light: The Showgirl

Posted on August 14, 2026August 13, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

I am going to tell you a story about myself I have NEVER shared with anyone in the world (at… Read more Windows of Light: The Showgirl

Longmire in Real Life

Posted on May 19, 2026May 17, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

OK, so his name is Craig Johnson, not Walt Longmire. In real life. But he is just as down-to-earth and… Read more Longmire in Real Life

Tommy on Kaiser 1947

Just Passing Through

Posted on April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

I have only had a few moments of dejà vu in my life. Once when I was maybe four or… Read more Just Passing Through

Shiro Kubo Headstone, Fairview Cemetery, Hardin, Montana

Mom’s Dream

Posted on April 21, 2026April 26, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

My mother told me a story about her father. He had died after the war, after unjust imprisonment in Bismarck,… Read more Mom’s Dream

35mm family photo, Easter, 1958

The Last Time my Dad Went to Church

Posted on April 5, 2026April 3, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

It was a story I had heard repeated many, many times as a kid. My dad would be talking to… Read more The Last Time my Dad Went to Church

Childhood Punishments–NOT

Posted on March 31, 2026March 30, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

I have said before that I didn’t get punished much growing up, and I attribute it to the fact that… Read more Childhood Punishments–NOT

Childhood Punishments, Part 3

Posted on March 18, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

Funny how the most memorable punishments I endured came at the hands/commands of my father. As the youngest of eight… Read more Childhood Punishments, Part 3

Childhood Punishments, installment 2

Posted on March 3, 2026March 4, 2026 by elainekoyamawrites

This may fall into the category of Kristi Noem, so reader beware. There were many of my teen years where… Read more Childhood Punishments, installment 2

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