Abraham Kim @abrahamKim

Hipsters talk more than Boomers these days.

Abraham Kim last shared their writing pat gets fed chips
They dragged him away to feed him chips. His cheeks were growing redder. Someone made a comment "what's wrong with Pat, man?" but nobody knew. They shook their heads, shrugged their shoulders and took turns shoving chips into his mouth. There were fritos. Doritos. Ruffles with ridges. But none of...
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The Bill Collector I

First job out of college was for the national gas company. Went around reading people's meters and making sure we collected the right amount of money. Most people did pay the right amount, but you always ran into some troublemakers.

Even these troublemakers weren't that bad. You just had to catch...
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2021-11-23 03:06:00

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Before the commitment

For me the worst part about the internet is the best feature: infinite access to information.

By this point in my life I've figured out and accepted that the best type of day is not the kind that starts with consuming. It doesn't matter how good the podcast is or how...
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2021-11-21 12:55:28

Flash Fiction Practice
A Barszcz Recipe

I once found a recipe barszcz . Or I couldn't even call this a recipe. It was more a series of descriptions and then finally a few principles.

It's almost like the babcia began with an attempt at capturing the steps involved, but by the end realized there was too much...
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2021-11-20 13:34:53

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Reward Addiction

I have quite an overhaul for the writing-workflow I'm working on for  Adagia . It includes changes that are big enough that I can't just write the code, test it and crank it out in one session. Probably couldn't even do it in two sessions. Because this feels daunting, I've...
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2021-11-19 13:56:27

Flash Fiction Practice
Fist as weapon - IV

I was halfway through shaving when they arrived at the door. I thought about finishing up really quick before answering but by the sound of their buzzing I could tell they were in a hurry. I carried my razor with me to the door as to signal that I wasn't...
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2021-11-19 01:45:44

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It's hard to mold ideas on a computer

An error we often make when writing is focusing too soon on mechanical details such as word, sentences and structure.

If we show up to the screen thinking about that stuff the practice won't go well unless you're working on a project that's already been refined. something at the revision...
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2021-11-17 13:56:31

Flash Fiction Practice
Fist as weapon - III

I once had a buddy who got knocked out in one punch. He had been standing on the corner listening to something on his wireless headphones with his hands in his pockets when a youngster came around and threw a fist into his mouth.

This buddy was not a fragile character....
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2021-11-16 18:21:31

Flash Fiction Practice
Fist as weapon - II

Our town had a term for that age when boys were still boys but suddenly had the fist and wrists of men. Didn't mean they had the same musculature, but they now suddenly wielded these thickened hands like hammers attached to their wiry arms. 

Until this time the fights didn't...
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2021-11-16 00:20:50

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Fist as weapon

In a fight, people fixate on size. It's true that in a cage the bigger fighter has the advantage. That's why they have weight classes. But fights in the real world give quite more advantage to the lighter folk.

Even a wily teenager had the capacity to knock a well muscled,...
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2021-11-15 02:27:03