AJ Gabriel
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Seasons of Becoming
“Put down roots where you are planted.” I did not understand that line when I first…
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Life, Unposted
April in England has started behaving like April in England: confused, hopeful and completely unwilling to…
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THE ROOSTER NEVER SAW THIS COMING.
The morning light in Cebu used to arrive warm and gold, slipping through curtains already carrying…
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My Recent Amazon Haul
It had been around six years since I had properly bought anything new for my kitchen,…
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The Weight of Small Things
I didn’t plan on picking this book up again. It just happened in that quiet, in-between…
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I WAS THERE. JUST NOT IN THE ROOM.
At the next table, four people were sitting together and nobody was looking at anybody. One…
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KEEP IT FOR THE NEXT PERSON.
The pound coin was technically mine for about forty seconds. I was walking towards the trolley…
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BREAK GLASS IN EMERGENCY.
The fire alarm went off before anything was actually on fire. That, I realised afterwards, was…
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From Barangay Gossip to Viral Posts
When I was a child, there was one name that could make an ordinary evening suddenly…
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I WAS ONLY LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST.
I opened the fridge looking for breakfast and found yesterday instead. The cold air hit my…
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ON TIME WAS NEVER PROMISED.
The departure board changed again before I had finished reading it. Platform 3 became Platform 5.…
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THE THREE DOTS DISAPPEARED.
Three dots appeared on the screen and disappeared before they became a sentence. Then they came…
