Ajan Lori Abei
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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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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 Ajan Lori Abei2 months ago in Earth
The Case of the Missing Moon
It was raining magic the night the moon went missing. This wasn’t an exaggeration. Magic really filled the air. Blue sparks slid down the gutters, glowing until they turned to steam. The rain made your skin itch and left you uneasy.
By Ajan Lori Abei2 months ago in Fiction
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 Ajan Lori Abei2 months ago in Humans
