Abraham Kim @abrahamKim

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He ended up ordering a blackย  coffee . That was what he had begun the tale with. Before all the lattes andย  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...
Abraham's Pantry
๐Ÿง‡ 61 Waffles
๐Ÿซ 62 Chocolate Bars
๐Ÿช 52 Cookies
๐Ÿฅƒ 49 Whiskeys
๐ŸŠ 40 Tangerines
โ˜•๏ธ 67 Coffees
๐Ÿบ 64 Beers
๐ŸฅŸ 61 Dumplings
๐Ÿ 60 Pineapples
๐Ÿต 53 Teas
๐Ÿฃ 63 Sushis
๐Ÿฅ“ 50 Bacons
๐Ÿฅš 50 Eggs
๐Ÿฅฉ 52 Steaks
๐Ÿ“ 60 Strawberries
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Bodyguard

When people find out I'm aย  bodyguard they are surprised. They expect a bodyguard to be 6'5 270 pounds or something, but that's not always the case. I mean I have coworkers who are that size or even larger, but those kind of bodyguards act as more of a signal...
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2022-03-16 03:20:01

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Dental UV lamps

He helpedย  dentists become more effective. That was what he did, though others called him some kind of consultant title, but seeing as he didn't like being associated with consultants , he chose not to take on that title openly. Instead he preferred to tell people that he helped dentists.

One...
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2022-03-15 02:00:37

Abe's Blog
Hungry Car

Myย  Hyundai has about 132,000ย  miles on it. Given itsย  MPG around 23 in the city and 30 on the highway and my driving patterns, I estimate that this car has now burned roughly 5500 gallons of gasoline .ย 

That's a lot of gas! And calculating by the average price...
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2022-03-14 02:00:28

Flash Fiction Practice
Wrinkle

They lived in a wrinkle ofย  history . Where there was peace for just a bit. But then it was back to the script.

They boughtย  coffee and walked around big cities wearing photographer's pants, and the only thing they needed to worry about was stocking 12 grand a year into...
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2022-03-13 03:05:33

Westcity
The City I

The drive toย  Westcity took over an hour.

But it was worth taking every weekend as soon as I got my driver's license .

I couldn't even imagine what I was spending my weekends doing before I got that thing. Probably watching a lot ofย  TV , we didn't have smart...
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2022-03-11 22:38:12

Westcity
Taxes and Peanuts

When I started at Stimson Co. they were still doing much of their bookkeeping on paper. Literal paper, with pen, and I don't say that as a knock on excel or anything, they were literally writing down numbers using ink pen onto pieces of paper. Granted they used those  carbon...
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2022-03-11 01:46:51

Flash Fiction Practice
Soup Kitchen

My mom used to take meย  downtown everyย  Saturday , a forty minute drive, so that I could volunteer with her at aย  soup kitchen . She told me it was good for building my character, but she also knew that my dad needed a break at least one day...
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2022-03-10 02:29:54

Flash Fiction Practice
Old man tries to keep up with young Alex

Hisย  apprentice excited him, but made him feel a little bit uncomfortable.

Each morning he'd go downstairs to see young Alex already eager to tackle the day. He wasn't sure what his apprentice's morning routine consisted of but he was sure that there was some intenseย  exercise there and someย  notebooking...
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2022-03-09 02:05:58

Fiction Snippets
Reaching out | No existential loose threads

Reaching out is key.

Paul, can I tell you something?

Yeah, course. Just don't call me Paul.

She looked at him, face scrunched in a smile.

So I just texted my cousin, How's the job hunt going? and she said, Not well. I only found like two or three things. But then I...
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2022-03-08 02:57:45

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Shadow | Wanderlust

Her back was to the windows with the blinds open so that theย  shadow made her face black.

"I can't see you," he said.ย 

"What do you mean?"

"You're a shadow." He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as she walked over to the bed and now theย  sun shined upon...
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2022-03-06 15:36:41