Lori A. A.

Joined November 2025

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Writer exploring identity, human behavior, and life between cultures. Sharing reflective essays and observations from an African living in Japan.

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Multitasking Made Me Worse, Not Better
For a long time, I believed multitasking was a strength. Like many people, I wore it almost like a badge of honor. I could reply to messages while planning a lesson.
By Lori A. A.about 3 hours ago in Critique
A Moment Before
Phone lights up the room— thumb pauses over one name rain taps the window *** (image was created using Gemini)
By Lori A. A.a day ago in Poets
Twenty Children Sat in the Same Classroom - But Their Futures Were Already Being Written
Twenty children sat quietly in a classroom that morning. The teacher stood at the front of the room writing on the board while sunlight streamed through the windows. Backpacks rested beside identical wooden desks. Pencils scratched softly across notebooks.
By Lori A. A.a day ago in Humans
The Waiting Room
Hospital waiting— a mother turns the same page clock hands barely move
By Lori A. A.a day ago in Poets
The Empty Chair
Kitchen light still on— two plates wait on the small table the chair stays empty (image was created using Gemini)
By Lori A. A.a day ago in Poets
Happy International Women's Day!
Every year, on International Women's Day, the world pauses to celebrate women. Our timelines fill with beautiful messages. Inspirational quotes appear everywhere. We see phrases like “empowered women empower women.”
By Lori A. A.3 days ago in Humans
The Friday Pause #1
(A reflection on the quiet loneliness many elderly people carry) --- This week, I came across an image and it got me thinking for a long time, longer than I expected.
By Lori A. A.5 days ago in Humans
Station Steps
Bare branches above footsteps climb the wooden stairs cars pass far below
By Lori A. A.6 days ago in Poets
The People Who Hurt You the Most Rarely Need Witchcraft
In the place where I grew up, the word witchcraft wasn’t a metaphor. It was spoken carefully. Quietly. Almost like saying it too loudly might invite something unwanted into the room.
By Lori A. A.6 days ago in Humans
I Never Thought Love Would Come With a Download Button
I never thought I’d read the words “He proposed to an AI” and have to pause; not to laugh, but to think. Yet here we are! When I came across the story of a U.S. father who fell in love with a voice-based AI and proposed to it, something in me tightened. Not because it sounded ridiculous. But because it didn’t sound impossible anymore.
By Lori A. A.7 days ago in Confessions
Behind Closed Doors
Plate shatters on tile breath stops in the narrow hall lock clicks once, then twice
By Lori A. A.7 days ago in Poets
Morning Rush
Keys lost in the pile drawer shuts on folded mail door slams too quickly (Image was created using Gemini)
By Lori A. A.7 days ago in Poets

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Multitasking Made Me Worse, Not Better

A Moment Before

Twenty Children Sat in the Same Classroom - But Their Futures Were Already Being Written

The Waiting Room

The Empty Chair

Happy International Women's Day!

The Friday Pause #1

Station Steps

The People Who Hurt You the Most Rarely Need Witchcraft

I Never Thought Love Would Come With a Download Button

Behind Closed Doors

Morning Rush

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