Abraham Kim @abrahamKim

Hipsters talk more than Boomers these days.

Abraham Kim last shared their writing nobody famous enough
Marc Love was surprised to learn that Drew had a phD from  Cambridge . Not because Drew didn't seem smart but because he was here now in America working as a cashier at a grocery store. Love wanted to ask how he came to do that but didn't want to...
Abraham's Pantry
🧇 53 Waffles
🍫 56 Chocolate Bars
🍪 43 Cookies
🥃 40 Whiskeys
🍊 35 Tangerines
☕️ 61 Coffees
🍺 54 Beers
🥟 49 Dumplings
🍍 55 Pineapples
🍵 46 Teas
🍣 53 Sushis
🥓 44 Bacons
🥚 42 Eggs
🥩 37 Steaks
🍓 47 Strawberries
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H1-B
A booster pack of Pokemon Cards

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   Elementary School
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My introduction to Pokemon Cards was a booster pack from my friend Eunchan. 

"Let's play." he had said.

"Okay." 

We left my parents' apartment. I followed him thinking we would be playing outside. But instead of running to the playground or to get our bikes we walked slowly. Eunchan caressed this...
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2021-03-29 14:00:15

Documenting Adagia
Ever think of writing a memoir?

When two of my friends lost their dad last year, the obituary left an impression on me. I was struck by how poorly obituaries capture a someone's essence. I never felt like I was reading about my friends' dad. What I read felt more like an official PR statement.

This...
2021-03-29 00:26:34

Streak City
Boarding House

J dropped the empty coffee cup into the waste basket at the front of the Boarding House's lobby. There was mid twenty year old girl in a pink blouse welcoming him. 

"You must be J."

"That's me."

"Come with me, I'll show you around." She got up and then said in a louder...
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2021-03-28 02:48:21

H1-B
Host -- pt 1

As a kid anything seemed significant. A store named James' Tavern would make me think that my friend James either ought to shop there or be destined to own the place in the future. When somebody told me they lived in Battle Creek, I imagined the place sporting daily musket...
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2021-03-26 19:00:10

H1-B
The place nobody chooses

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   Elementary School
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Meadow Brook Elementary School had a control panel that allowed it to divvy its enormous gym into different sections. One half of this gym was our cafeteria. Everyday the Lunch Ladies would wheel out foldable, laquer-wood picnic tables that would host wave after wave of students eating in...
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2021-03-25 17:37:34

H1-B
Corner of the Cafeteria

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   Elementary School
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Without knowing what babycorn was I asked my mom if we could find babycorn pizza. She didn't know what that was either. Every once in a while though I'd ask again for it again.

Babycorn pizza was Hassan's favorite food. We ate packed lunches in our corner of a...
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2021-03-24 16:45:58

H1-B
Western Wood

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   Elementary School
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Besides friends from my apartment complex, almost every other friend I knew lived in a house. I could tell their houses were qualitatively larger than my family's two bedroom apartment, but the difference never struck me like it did my mom. 

I noticed this affect only after my play...
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2021-03-23 15:27:49

H1-B
Shifts in Elementary

My 5th grade year began someplace in between elementary and junior high. Forest Hills had elevated the 5th grade out of elementary schools and built these separate, brand new buildings specific to 5th and 6th graders. I don't remember the actual name for this new transitional school category, but the...
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2021-03-22 14:31:41

Streak City
Medium Coffee

The thick fog cleared up soon after J was on land. Now there was plenty to see just walking around taking everything in. Buildings, signs, birds, and people. So much novel stimuli striking him that he couldn't imagine ever becoming bored. This excited him for a moment. Suddenly his brain...
2021-03-19 20:11:44

H1-B
Nobody

I went through most of sixth grade not making new friends. Instead, I noticed that I was spending more time with kids I had previously avoided. Losers. I was a loser and so the last type of kid I needed around me was another loser.

i went through most the year...
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2021-03-19 17:27:05