Abraham Kim @abrahamKim

Hipsters talk more than Boomers these days.

Abraham Kim last shared their writing dead tired
A lot of his friends now had an Amazon Ring. Or some other type of home security system. He really ought to have one of those. It was the 21st century after all. Why wouldn't you have one of those? During Christmas he had watched the first  Home Alone movie,...
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I found the Diaries of Greco
Before, I had assumed we'd be on the phone all day

We had three supervisors at the phone bank. Each bringing at least a year's experience. Apparently that was enough time to encounter ~97% of financial aid scenarios, which was enough to be our supervisors. Their jobs officially was to assist us: whenever we found ourselves stumped, we could go on...
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2021-07-22 13:53:45

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Anybody interesting has their String Story

Lately I've been hearing a lot this quote from Sam Harris: you might have done something for the last time today. We go through our lives thinking we have endless horizons. That we will have yet another shot at everything. But this isn't true. Sometimes you tell a friend goodbye,...
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2021-07-21 12:23:00

I found the Diaries of Greco
Ghost

When I first met Robert, he was wearing glasses. I thought he was the silent, nerdy, Asian type. Not the kind who cracks jokes and has an American sense of humor but the kind who barely said anything at all. I'd known some of these growing up back in my...
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2021-07-20 19:49:25

I found the Diaries of Greco
Feeling like Bill Gates

30 year olds can look like 20 year olds from far away. It really depends on whether they kept in shape. Usually those who get children lose their figure fast and no longer fit in with the slim twenties bunch. I wasn't in shape, but I kept a slim figure,...
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2021-07-19 14:35:32

Abe's Blog
At 21 somebody knew me better than myself

I first desired to write a novel after experiencing a Haruki Murakami novel. My choice of the word experience isn't a typo, because until that point, I had read many books without ever feeling touched by the author from the other side. 

Usually reading felt like meeting in the middle. A...
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2021-07-18 16:05:53

I found the Diaries of Greco
Freedom hides in interesting places

Since our one hour lunches were unpaid, we actually had to start work by 8 AM to clock in a full workday. And since our operational hours listed start time as 8 AM, we actually had to arrive by 7:50 so that we could have the phone lines live on...
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2021-07-17 21:14:05

I found the Diaries of Greco
The perfect amount of time to be coworkers

So who did I get along with at The Office of Financial Aid? Everybody if the criteria of getting along means literally getting along, rather than the more colloquial usage of who you felt a connection with. No interpersonal drama between coworkers ever arose that summer. If we'd worked there...
2021-07-16 20:00:47

Abe's Blog
More than decent

Recently I've been sending daily spam email to a few souls I've met throughout my life. The soul I've known the longest... is drewb . I was only 19 when we met, and I hadn't had that 'I need to become a writer'...
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2021-07-16 15:00:33

I found the Diaries of Greco
Getting along -- part 1

The computer lab was tucked in the basement of Student Administration. The Office of Financial Aid needed us nearby so they could peak in at anytime, but at the same time they didn't want the public eye to be able to see what was on our screens. For obvious reasons...
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2021-07-16 01:12:03

I found the Diaries of Greco
Nothing has changed

During my twenties I half-feared my love of reading. Some weeks I would dive deep into a book. Elation on Monday without the guilt. I could still write the rest of the week. Plus as a writer you were supposed to take days off to read. Get inspired.

With each passing...
2021-07-14 16:06:57