Keith Kumasen Abbott (1944-2019) was a writer, calligrapher and artist. Routine Apparitions - a blog about his ghost wandering around Longmont Colorado.
This long poem was written by Keith after learning that his mother was descending into dementia and is a loving tribute to the loss of memory in the memory of Gertrude Abbott.
A Flip Book, freely available at:
https://t.co/Xs9RUP2FNv
#tacoma#dementia#keithabbott#bluecollar
In her search for his missing materials, Keith's daughter has based the ghost story Routine Apparitions on Keith's own novel Rhino Ritz in which F. Scott Fitzgerald appears. From the immortal realm of X Keith and his friend John survey the matter closely. #zen#ghoststory
Persephone Abbott Introduces Keith Kumasen Abbott's novel Rhino Ritz - the basis for her fictional novel in blog form called Routine Apparitions, tracing the true story of Keith's missing archive materials. #naropa#zen#keithabbott#rhinoritz#ernesthemingway#fscottfitzgerald
"Sholmes, three yoga mats are missing"
"Geriarty attended class?"
"Yes, and spoke with unusual #eloquence"
"Did he mention the mats?"
"He said they are seeking inner peace"
"Where?"
"In his car"
#vss365
I meet Sadness
For a coffee & a chat
Usually once a week
Sometimes we talk about
The transience of life
Other times
Empathy & kindness, for self & others
Often she encourages me
To change & grow
Bitter coffee & bitter times
Softened by her gentle ear
#WriteMap
💔☕️
Gertrude Stein was putting the finishing touches on her New Year’s Eve party. It was not going to be a large party. She told Alice, “Just a few, a few to the table, just a small table.” Then she replaced the commas with periods.
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“Damn it, Persephone,” Keith thought of his daughter making YouTube videos. He was sure he’d never get famous and land up wedged in a cardboard boxed set like Ernest Hemingway. Keith never had such luck. Then again, Persephone might have other ideas.
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Let’s pick up where we left off: If you’ve been wanting to attend a Mennonite Fellowship meeting in Boulder, here’s your chance......and this would be Keith's daughter's version of events.
https://t.co/ApCQiPlXVZ
#persephone#audiobook#routineapparitions#bouldercolorado#zen
"When he finished, he didn’t know what else to write. Under his handwritten rendition of her paragraph of accomplishments he put WHY? and signed it."
Parts 1 through 5 available on Substack.
#shortstory#greenorchid#tacoma#washington
Phantom Thoughts: "A Fake Memoir, Whack Jobs, about my first year in college as a football scholarship player. I must get back to it this summer." (2010) Where did Keith's manuscript go?
#keithabbott#longmontcolorado#zen#persephoneabbott#naropa