Abraham Kim @abrahamKim

Hipsters talk more than Boomers these days.

Abraham Kim last shared their writing what he would do next
He ended up ordering a black  coffee . That was what he had begun the tale with. Before all the lattes and  cappuccino s. It had been black coffee he started with. He liked the idea of it. Pure. Enjoyable. No complications.

That's what he needed in his life now. To...
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🧇 61 Waffles
🍫 62 Chocolate Bars
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🥃 49 Whiskeys
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☕️ 67 Coffees
🍺 64 Beers
🥟 61 Dumplings
🍍 60 Pineapples
🍵 53 Teas
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🥓 50 Bacons
🥚 50 Eggs
🥩 52 Steaks
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Echo and Narcissus Writing Club
What's next?

At the end of our final meeting there was a question in the air of how we might keep in touch now that are club was over. I think we developed a good amount rapport over the short spans of six Zoom calls, and there was no obvious place where...
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2021-06-06 21:27:25

Echo and Narcissus Writing Club
An errand -- Week 6 assignment

It was from Imogen that he learned Jeannie Hammond would need his help that afternoon. The tone within the texts although far from scathing couldn't be considered warm. The neutral, room-temperature tone made him expect the worst. What had Jeannie done this time?

After the ritual of scrolling up and down...
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2021-06-05 18:55:33

Abe's Blog
Not who you are, who you are becoming

Since life is always changing, the question who are you? is less useful than who you are becoming?

When asking who you are or have been you strip the life out of your view in order to get a snapshot of something that's in constant change.

The person who wonders who they...
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2021-06-04 15:22:07

Abe's Blog
To actually live

One thing I rarely lacked in college was confidence. My best friend was an odd kind and I spent a lot of time with him. One of his more frequent obsessions was talking about how young some people were when they achieved a big thing: a common example being Bret...
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2021-06-03 13:11:25

Flash Fiction Practice
Arriving at the diner with John Zabka

Against all expectations, we ended up at a diner . Cheryl had drove while John sat in the back of their red Jeep with me smoking hand rolled cigarettes. I was feeling a smooth type of wired from the matcha as Cheryl took us out of the lush greenery of...
2021-06-03 03:18:27

Abe's Blog
This isn't a post about writing

When people say they don't have anything to write, they should instead say they don't want to write. Because unless you've gone brain dead or are in deep meditation your mind is flowing with thoughts and ideas. To say that there's nothing to write given that wellspring is disrespectful on...
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2021-06-02 15:31:10

Flash Fiction Practice
Arriving at John Zabka's

After arriving I double checked the time and location. No error. I was at the right place at the right time. But where was John? The front door was left open, which might've been his way of passively greeting me in, but having never been inside I chose to wait...
2021-06-02 00:58:39

Abe's Blog
Blankets don't emit heat

I find blankets to be fascinating for the fact that they generate no heat. Any warmth you feel was generated solely from your body. It's beautiful that something that emits no heat is associated with warmth and protection. It took me several decades to figure out that the coziness of...
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2021-06-01 17:00:33

Flash Fiction Practice
Dreaming about John Zabka's simple meals

I headed to John Zabka 's on an empty stomach. One thing nobody left out when describing to me their visit to John's was how skilled at cooking he was. Skilled is the key word here because usually when somebody says another person is a good cook, it means they...
2021-06-01 00:16:13

Abe's Blog
You'll never be able to write

If you're not writing what you want... what you need to write then you're going to quit.

This is because writing isn't great. They do a good job of selling you the status of a writer but the isolated task of writing is nothing to write home about.

Like most...
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2021-05-31 15:51:14