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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: The Business of Writing

Route 66 from Phoenix to Santa Fe

Posted on May 3, 2022April 30, 2022 by elainekoyamawrites

From Phoenix, my Little Blue Truck headed north to pass through Sedona, one of my husband’s favorite places on earth.… Read more Route 66 from Phoenix to Santa Fe

Covid Clean, China Peak and Peaches

Posted on February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 by elainekoyamawrites

Five days of quiet and quarantine was just what the doctor ordered. I walked in the California sunshine every day… Read more Covid Clean, China Peak and Peaches

Skiing Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole: Pros, Cons, and Otherwise

Posted on February 1, 2022January 23, 2022 by elainekoyamawrites

My first skiing stop on the tour was Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole. Usually, I start in Montana at Red… Read more Skiing Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole: Pros, Cons, and Otherwise

Japanese American Roots—DOJ Prisons, the Crow Baptist Church, WRA Internment Camps

Posted on January 25, 2022January 16, 2022 by elainekoyamawrites

While this Sojourn is all about skiing, it is also about rooting around for my roots. As a kid, I… Read more Japanese American Roots—DOJ Prisons, the Crow Baptist Church, WRA Internment Camps

Holiday Letter, 2021

Posted on December 21, 2021December 16, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

Happy Holidays ~Hopkins, Minnesota ~ 2021 Dear Friends and Family, As I began reviewing the year, and after reading the… Read more Holiday Letter, 2021

Consider Supporting the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League

Posted on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 by elainekoyamawrites

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Japanese-American-Citizens-League-59 Our local JACL has been one of the leading educational groups in the upper Midwest for maintaining and preserving… Read more Consider Supporting the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League

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!

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

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?

Book Club Ladies

Posted on December 8, 2020December 6, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

Lifelong friends. In times of joy, heartbreak, laughter, tears. You know who you are. Steadfast. Learning to love the words… Read more Book Club Ladies

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