Lori A. A.
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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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The Ninth Arrangement
1. On the morning the shelves were reordered, Elias arrived at the archive ten minutes early. This only mattered because the building unlocked at exactly eight, so arriving early meant Elias had a few extra minutes to wait. He stood on the third step, holding his briefcase, and looked at the brass plaque listing donors who no longer came.
By Lori A. A.2 months ago in Fiction
When Silence Speaks Louder Than Screens
For a long time, I thought connection had to be loud to be real. Notifications buzzing. Messages lighting up my phone. Endless conversations happening all at once. If I wasn’t responding, posting, reacting, I felt like I was disappearing. And I don’t think I was alone in that feeling. We were taught that presence meant visibility, and visibility meant value.
By Lori A. A.2 months ago in Earth
A Christmas I Didn’t Plan, But Needed
If you had asked me a few years ago what my perfect Christmas looked like, I would have pictured a loud house. Family would be talking all at once, food would take ages to cook and disappear in minutes, and laughter would fill every corner. I would have talked about the comfort of being understood without needing to explain myself.
By Lori A. A.2 months ago in Humans
