Lori A. A.

Joined November 2025

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Writer, Teacher exploring identity, human behavior, and life between cultures.

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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.29 days 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.about a month ago in Poets
Twenty Children Sat in the Same Classroom - But Their Futures Were Already Being Written
I wrote this after reflecting on many classrooms I’ve been part of as a teacher. Sometimes the quietest student in the room is carrying the heaviest story. I’d love to hear from others - was there a student in your class who surprised everyone later in life?
By Lori A. A.about a month ago in Critique
The Waiting Room
Hospital waiting— a mother turns the same page clock hands barely move
By Lori A. A.about a month 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.about a month 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.about a month 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.about a month ago in Humans
Station Steps
Bare branches above footsteps climb the wooden stairs cars pass far below
By Lori A. A.about a month 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.about a month 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.about a month 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.about a month 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.about a month ago in Poets