Kine Willimes
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Dreamer of quiet truths and soft storms.
Writer of quiet truths, lost moments, and almosts.I explore love, memory, and the spaces in between. For anyone who’s ever wondered “what if” or carried a story they never told these words are for you
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The Books That Built Me
The Books That Built Me I’ve always believed that people are made up of the things they love, and for me, nothing shaped me more than the books I’ve read. I can trace the arc of my life not by the years I’ve lived, but by the stories that gripped me, the characters who felt like old friends, and the words that quietly rewired my heart when I wasn’t paying attention. These are the books that built me.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Motivation
After I Died, I Found a Box of My Life’s Mistakes
After I Died, I Found a Box of My Life’s Mistakes I wasn’t expecting an afterlife. I wasn’t expecting anything, really. One moment, headlights. A sharp, white flash. The feeling of my body being more air than bone. Then darkness.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Fiction
The Soundtrack of My Life
The Soundtrack of My Life If my life had a soundtrack, it wouldn’t be a tidy playlist. It would be a mixtape — scratchy, uneven, sometimes offbeat — a strange blend of pop, folk, heartbreak ballads, and songs I swore I hated but knew every word to. Music has always been my secret language, the invisible thread stitching moments together long after the people, places, and details faded. Every chapter of my life has a song, and in each, I find a version of myself I almost forgot.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Families
The Things I Never Said to My Father
The Things I Never Said to My Father There are conversations we rehearse in our heads a hundred times but never let pass our lips. Words that sit in the back of the throat like stones, too heavy to lift, too sharp to swallow. This is for all the things I never said to my father — and probably never will.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Fiction
The Things I Never Said to My Best Friend
The Things I Never Said to My Best Friend Somewhere between late-night car rides and early morning coffee runs, we built something that felt invincible. Or maybe it only felt that way because we never acknowledged the parts of ourselves we were too scared to show.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Motivation
The Person You’ve Never Met but Miss Every Day
The Person You’ve Never Met but Miss Every Day I don’t know her name. I don’t know what color her eyes were, what her laugh sounded like, or the shape of her hands. I don’t know if she loved thunderstorms or was afraid of them, if she hummed while she cooked, or if she bit her nails when she was nervous.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Fiction
After the Last Notification
After the Last Notification In the year 2042, death was no longer silent. When someone passed away, their loved ones didn’t discover the news in sterile hospital rooms or through the murmured condolences of neighbors. Instead, it came with a soft chime — a final notification on your PersonalFeed: "One final message from [Name] has arrived. Would you like to view it now?"
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Fiction
How to Invent Your Second Life After 40
How to Invent Your Second Life After 40. When I turned 41, my mother called to wish me a happy birthday and casually said, “Well, it’s all downhill from here.” She laughed when she said it, but I remember sitting on my couch, staring at the ceiling, and feeling the heavy weight of those words settle into my chest.
By Kine Willimes6 months ago in Fiction
The Power of Habit
Ethan Cole was an ordinary man by most measures. He woke up every morning at 6:30 AM, made a cup of black coffee, scrolled through the morning headlines, and prepared for his job at a marketing firm in the city. His life was neatly partitioned into routines — some by necessity, others by choice, though he rarely questioned which was which.
By Kine Willimes7 months ago in Earth
Deep Work
Jason Reed prided himself on being a multitasker. He could answer emails while on a conference call, scroll social media while watching webinars, and juggle half a dozen browser tabs without breaking a sweat. In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, being constantly connected wasn’t just expected — it was a badge of honor.
By Kine Willimes7 months ago in Motivation
