Joseph Coleman

Journalism professor at Indiana University, author of book about aging workers:

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

A week back in Tokyo.
Old friends. Unexpected reunions. And the strange realization that no matter how far life takes us, some part of us remains exactly who we once were.
New essay: ”The People We Once Were”
https://t.co/GMA9O5eGK1
#amwriting #poetry #Memoir #Tokyo #Japan

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

Three classmates.
Three very different lives.
A week back in Tokyo.
New essay:”The People We Once Were”
https://t.co/GMA9O5eGK1
#Memoir #Tokyo #Japan #Friendship #Writing #amwriting #poetry

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

A day ago, I was on the other side of the world.
This morning, I'm sitting in a café in Tokyo, writing this essay.
Distance can bring certain memories closer.
New essay ↓
https://t.co/Y2DIWmBseV
#poetry #amwriting #Memoir #japan

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

It’s one of those rainy days when my motivation is a little low,

but I still have things to do.

#poetry #amwriting

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

We always order the same thing.
A Thai restaurant five minutes from home.
Same dishes, same booth, same small habits.
But it never gets old.
New essay on Small Moments 🖤
https://t.co/Lurv3mulLt
#personalessay #essay #CreativeNonfiction #slowliving #writingcommunity

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

Walking around Tokyo with Marcello. Louis Vuitton x Murakami.
https://t.co/rJr0cduBHq

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

A calm one by Kitty Ichimori...

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

An ordinary evening.
Rain, roses, a quiet house.
Everyone absorbed their tasks.
New essay is up.
https://t.co/AKCIKqHpsm
#poerty #amwriting #writing #essay #rain #substack

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

My favorite essayist finds an unlikely connection between an Italian journalist and a Japanese cultural icon.

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

While we were living in Yokohama, an Italian friend came to Japan on what he called a “business trip.”

A beret and red pants, a Gothic girl "work of art," and Yukio Mishima’s grave.

I wrote about one unforgettable week.

https://t.co/rJr0cduBHq
#Substack #amwriting #japan

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

@k_ichimori "She's a work of art!"

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

A passage from my latest essay.
https://t.co/4TlaEWT6r6
#poetry #amwriting

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

Always the question: exercise? or french fries?

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

I keep trying to live a disciplined life.
Some days I do, some days I don’t.
Somehow, French fries always find their way in.
New essay is up.
https://t.co/Oyoe6aOimx
#writing #essays #substack #life #routine #creativity

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

A nice introduction to Kitty Ichimori's work on Substack

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

I wrote a proper introduction to myself and to this space, Small Moments on Substack.

I wrote about living between Japan and America, writing across languages, illness, memory, and the moments that shape a life.

Thank you for reading!
https://t.co/4TlaEWSyBy

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

@k_ichimori Nice to finally meet you!

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

I turned my garage into a dance studio.
The car gets kicked out. I stay.
Neighbors: probably confused.
Me: still dancing.
New essay ↓
https://t.co/SO4hsIyo6n

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

This essay captures the excitement — and abandon — of a young person’s first adventure overseas.

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

At 19, I crossed a country without thinking.
Now I watch my daughter cross the world.
How far will she go?
#amwriting #memoir #motherhood #travelwriting
Click here:
https://t.co/4IPr7C1IC4

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

At 19, I crossed a country without thinking.
Now I watch my daughter cross the world.
How far will she go?
#amwriting #memoir #motherhood #travelwriting
Click here:
https://t.co/4IPr7C1IC4

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

@k_ichimori Love this one!

[Joseph Coleman @JosephMColeman]

Here's a terrific essay about the history of two strong-willed women in the writer's family, and their recovery from wartime in a remote corner of Japan. Enjoy!

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

My grandmother raised eight children
and lost her land after the war.

She kept moving her whole life.
But what stayed with me most
was a stone that never moved.

New essay ↓
https://t.co/44xwp7vc1e
#amwriting #memoir #family #Japan

[Kitty Ichimori @k_ichimori]

My grandmother raised eight children
and lost her land after the war.

She kept moving her whole life.
But what stayed with me most
was a stone that never moved.

New essay ↓
https://t.co/44xwp7vc1e
#amwriting #memoir #family #Japan