Bloomington, IN

Westcity
why had he returned? as reply to The Silence

Abraham Kim
Bloomington, IN Bloomingfoods kombucha Flushing MSU
Marc Love made everyday in  Bloomington, IN a routine. Part of that routine included walking onto campus at around 8 AM in the morning then again at 10:30 AM. The second time was when there was a nice crowd of students, faculty, and staff heading to and fro. He liked...

Westcity
should've never left as reply to The Silence

Abraham Kim
Airbnb Bloomington, IN Bloomingfoods
Marc Love went out of his way to stop for a night in a town. He arrived in the evening before the sun had completely gone down. It was going down earlier and earlier. The nights becoming colder. He had an Airbnb in a nice neighborhood walking distance from the...

Some Questions as reply to but right now

Drew
Gas City Bloomington, IN
Joey got in the car. What was that song Kevin liked he thought. Something by Biggie. 

He queued a few then that one from college. MGMT then he drove. It was like a what 40 minute drive. How many times had he seen Kevin the past 5 years? Once? Twice...

Westcity
take me home, denver as reply to Marc was Alone

Abraham Kim
Hyundai Bloomington, IN
Take me home, Denver. Take me home. Where I belong.

Marc Love repeated this to different tunes. There was nothing else for him to do. He even wanted his captor to come back. Enjoyed his presence better than being down here alone.

Take me home, Denver. Take me home. Where I belong.

He...

Westcity
the beginning of marc love as reply to On the House

Abraham Kim
Bloomingfoods coffee Bloomington, IN
You could give a lot of coffees on the house at  Bloomingfoods . They made  coffee in those large self serve serve containers that customers poured using a spigot. The office tracked how many containers were made and how many cups were purchased. but because employees go to drink coffee...

Westcity
love gets a job as reply to A good night

Abraham Kim
Christmas Eve Bloomington, IN Bloomingfoods
Two months later there was snow. It was  Christmas Eve . Marc Love was still in  Bloomington, IN . Now with a job.  Bloomingfoods . The west location near downtown. Right by City Hall.

He had become friends with Kevin the deli guy. And Brock working the drinks.

On Thanksgiving he had...

Westcity
things flowed as reply to The Owners

Abraham Kim
cigar Bloomington, IN American gasoline Bloomingfoods
The breeze of the evening rustled the branches. The shadows danced across the concrete sidewalk and the grass. Love walked with a cigarette in his hand. A cigar he had smoked earlier. But for a walk... he preferred a cigarette. Something about a  cigar warranted that he be seated. A...

The Owners as reply to new guy. just came in

Drew
Bloomington, IN
Marc didn't feel judged here. 

The man with the pot belly remarked " I don't think I've ever seen a man more clean shaven. Its like Mr.Clean is playing with us boys."

An eruption of laughter followed. 

"Don't mind him he's just yanking your chain." 

Marc smiled politely, he wasn't good...

Westcity
new guy. just came in as reply to Ten Miles to Bloomington

Abraham Kim
Bloomington, IN Cardinal Spirits
When he arrived in  Bloomington, IN , he felt different. He wouldn't leave here right away like he did with any other place he stopped.

He didn't just pick the first hotel he found. He drove around a bit. Ended up booking a bed and breakfast downtown. It looked like one...

Like Her as reply to keith forgot to shave

Drew
Bloomington, IN penis
It made sense Jackie thought. That they hooked up and all, they were old friends so it made sense.

She wouldn't be the one to text first, because it made sense. If it didn't make sense they should talk about it. 

She reassured herself, but this made sense. They were just...

Flash Fiction Practice
Gift Card v2

Abraham Kim
Bloomington, IN money gift card free coffee ex-boyfriend cognitive artifacts
Inside the red box above her wardrobe there were many miscellaneous cards that she might use one day. For example there was a keycard she used to use at a laundromat back in her old college town. This keycard still had over 12 dollars left on it so she'd kept...
Transience
"Be careful where you let your roots grow" or "a rolling stone gathers no moss"?

Both.

I've had discussions about how often some midwesterner college grads move post school, driven by job/school destinations.

In a way you get to think that maybe you aren't even moving... because moving requires you to have lived somewhere. In a way when i read this i imagine you as someone who has moved seven times but someone who has settled down and rooted zero.

I for the first time after post-graduation feel like I have rooted.  

And you're completely right when you say no place has it all and it's not the place that makes the man. I reckon in 
Berlin
right now there are plenty of made-men who feel at ease with who they are. It doesn't matter if their neighborhood might not have the best x, y, or z. It's more about them.

Now there's limits to this. When i stop along some gas station towns on my drives to 
Michigan
I often think that although the place doesn't make the man, it can neglect to nurture him. I wouldn't thrive in such places.

I look forward to the day you and 
drewbaca_
might visit me and my new life in 
Bloomington, IN
. 
Abraham Kim
What you've got
He is much younger. 22. He mentioned having friends who were moving around and living in many places so he seems like he will be guided by them.

Other than that he doesn't have a strong conviction of where he wants to go next, so long as it's out of 
Bloomington, IN
lol.

He did share that in the past he wanted to spend a month or so in 
Alaska
.

Hope your first day/s is going well, sir!
Abraham Kim

Abe's Blog
People Always Change as reply to Nostalgia as a promise

Abraham Kim
Bloomington, IN workcation
Last year I had some friends visit for a  workcation here in  Bloomington, IN . Whenever we hung out in a group I felt a bit detached, as though I had grown while everybody else had remained mostly the same as I remembered them.

It was only during my one on...
To Survive
Ha yeah I'll definitely write about my first actions as treasurer. Will probably just be greenlighting some budget for a party we throw or chasing people down to collect annual dues. 

I have reached greener pastures.. However, the greener pastures was not found elsewhere but here in the same physical location. 
Bloomington, IN
!! but in a different space... as in headspace. I feel at home here now. Got a group of local friends who don't just feel like my local friends that i'm using until i get back to the main one... but the local has become the main.

Lately I've been loving the quote "The grass isn't greener on the other side, it's greener where you water it."

How'd your mom's move go? How far are you two from each other now? Where were you thinking about moving? Was it that you had specific places you wanted to go... or was it more that you wanted out of
Detroit
?


Abraham Kim