KeithKumasenAbbott

Keith Kumasen Abbott (1944-2019) was a writer, calligrapher and artist. Routine Apparitions - a blog about his ghost wandering around Longmont Colorado.

[KeithKumasenAbbott @persephone42856]

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

[Alina Stefanescu @aliner]

Here is something beautiful (etc.

- Richard Brautigan

[phillip crymble @phillipcrymble]

you hear the word loaded / and a sensory constellation / is lit

The Thomas Lux poem I keep coming back to

[KeithKumasenAbbott @persephone42856]

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

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A classic Uncle John poem, that's what's happening on Substack. (Photo of Keith's Uncle John in his younger years.) #tacoma #northwestpoetry #unclejohn #keithabbott #jimbeam #dapper
https://t.co/6Hqjhbm9Nw

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Bunting, a short story from Keith's collection "Hero Pills" is featured in Chapter 14 of Routine Apparitions. Question: Is death like a big bear hug?

https://t.co/p3q6gdeZIt

#routineapparitions #audiobook #zen #baseball #americana #heropills

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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

[𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘳 𝘒 @mk700]

"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

[Kira @kira_clarke]

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
💔☕️

[KeithKumasenAbbott @persephone42856]

The ghost story continues: https://t.co/ApCQiPlXVZ

#zen #naropa #keithkumasenabbott #longmontcolorado #woowoo #audiobook #persephone #psychic #heropills

[KeithKumasenAbbott @persephone42856]

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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[✒️ @Literariium]

— Marguerite Duras

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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.

https://t.co/P6cJvxvVMa

[KeithKumasenAbbott @persephone42856]

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

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.....in real life Keith’s most important materials are still missing, such as something poet Ted Berrigan sent to Keith. What could it have been? Is Ted talking?

#zen #tedberrigan #naropa #routineapparitions #ghoststory #audiobook

https://t.co/ApCQiPlXVZ

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"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

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Let’s pick up where we left off: If you’ve been waiting for F. Scott Fitzgerald to show up in this ghost story, you’re in luck.
#zen #naropa #longmontcolorado #persephoneabbott #routineapparitions #audiobook

https://t.co/Phs4hI5ez0

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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

[KeithKumasenAbbott @persephone42856]

Let’s pick up where we left off: Did El-Don’s wife discover that he had eaten a Grape Ape donut?

The ghost story continues as a free audio book: https://t.co/qVOkaIjEoi

#zen #keithabbott #persephoneabbott #routineapparitions #naropa #ghoststory