AJ Gabriel
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THE COCOON HAD TERRIBLE LIGHTING.
Nobody tells you the cocoon has terrible lighting. There are no flattering angles, no cinematic soundtrack…
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Primark, H&M, Temu—Yes, You Can Look Good on a Budget
Real summer outfits from someone who values comfort, confidence, and quiet charm. i don’t follow trends…
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Britain, Through Her Eyes
A Photo Book for Mama I’ve always believed that the most meaningful souvenirs in life aren’t…
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OVERWHELMING
If you were to ask me how I’ve really been lately, I might offer a polite…
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I nourished the part of myself that had been hungry for home.
I nourished the part of myself that had been hungry for home. I’ve spent money on…
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HOME, WITH SKYFLAKES ON TOP.
LAMAW I had forgotten that home could be served in a glass. Not metaphorically, either. On…
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THIS MUST BE THE PART.
Yesterday, I watched my younger brother walk across a stage in white. There are moments when…
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SOME DAYS CARRY BOTH.
Friday began with the sound of thousands of people waiting for a name. Inside the coliseum,…
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WELCOME HOME. MIND THE POTHOLES.
The gravy had already begun disappearing into the rice by the time I remembered I was…
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The Ticket Home
Homebound The decision to go home began with a number glowing on a screen. I remember…
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GATE-LIT LONGING
Gatwick at ten in the morning looked exactly like a place where nobody intended to stay.…
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SOMEONE ALWAYS COMES AFTER YOU.
The journey to the Philippines began, rather unexpectedly, with someone else’s toilet. More specifically, with the…
