Gaby Rogut
@gabyfilmmaker.bsky.social
Bi. She/Her. Autistic. HoH. Mexicana. Mom to a teenager. Geriatric Millenial. Jack of too many trades. "I hate being wrong in public. Everybody forget that happened." https://linktr.ee/GbRogut
"I witnessed how she dealt with the next stage of grief, which was difficult for her because not only was her son still dead, but now most of the people around her didn’t know how to act in her presence, including me."
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What She Taught Me About Grief and Motherhood Just by Being Herself
A quiet bond, a shared struggle, and the lessons whispered between mothers
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July 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"I witnessed how she dealt with the next stage of grief, which was difficult for her because not only was her son still dead, but now most of the people around her didn’t know how to act in her presence, including me."
medium.com/the-narrativ...
medium.com/the-narrativ...
"Ever since this Kryptonian landed, it’s been one thing after another. Best-case scenario, his presence is a chaos magnet. Worst case? Well, let’s just say I can recognize a scam when I see one…"
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I’m the ICE Agent Reviewing Superman’s Migratory Status
I alone have uncovered the truth
medium.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Ever since this Kryptonian landed, it’s been one thing after another. Best-case scenario, his presence is a chaos magnet. Worst case? Well, let’s just say I can recognize a scam when I see one…"
medium.com/the-mitch/im...
medium.com/the-mitch/im...
I wish I could say everything about my country is sunshine, tacos, and dancing, but I would be lying. However, I also won’t fall into the trap of making everything about narcos and corruption. Nuance might not be very popular, but it’s always worth writing about.
tinyurl.com/y43cu6wt
tinyurl.com/y43cu6wt
Not All of Mexico Fits in Your Comment Section
Why writing about Mexico is a mixed bag
tinyurl.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I wish I could say everything about my country is sunshine, tacos, and dancing, but I would be lying. However, I also won’t fall into the trap of making everything about narcos and corruption. Nuance might not be very popular, but it’s always worth writing about.
tinyurl.com/y43cu6wt
tinyurl.com/y43cu6wt
If you show up at the border crossing in my city early in the morning, you will get to see through the fence the bus that carries people who were apprehended, processed, and eventually deported.
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How a Mexican Border Town Prepares for a Massive Deportation Operation
People in this city will adapt and make the best out of a difficult situation
medium.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
If you show up at the border crossing in my city early in the morning, you will get to see through the fence the bus that carries people who were apprehended, processed, and eventually deported.
medium.com/moments-of-p...
medium.com/moments-of-p...
"I can’t get out of my head the idea that death is none of our business, for the simple reason that we are alive. One day, each of us will get to learn everything there is to know about dying."
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medium.com/cinemania/it...
It’s Just Having Enough Time With the People We Love
At the very least, I want to know that I really tried
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June 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"I can’t get out of my head the idea that death is none of our business, for the simple reason that we are alive. One day, each of us will get to learn everything there is to know about dying."
medium.com/cinemania/it...
medium.com/cinemania/it...
When you thought you were done eating for the day, but hunger suddenly strikes, so you order some extra-greasy tacos de birria con queso...
June 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
When you thought you were done eating for the day, but hunger suddenly strikes, so you order some extra-greasy tacos de birria con queso...
I used to have a car. Today, while decluttering my apartment, I found this quarter of oil that I suppose I intended to pour into it.
The oil outlived the car. I feel like there's some poetry to be written about this...
The oil outlived the car. I feel like there's some poetry to be written about this...
June 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I used to have a car. Today, while decluttering my apartment, I found this quarter of oil that I suppose I intended to pour into it.
The oil outlived the car. I feel like there's some poetry to be written about this...
The oil outlived the car. I feel like there's some poetry to be written about this...
I'm taking out the trash. My landlady, who lives downstairs, opens her door.
- Are you taking out the trash?
- Yes, I'm taking out the trash.
- I see. Good night.
- Good night.
And then, I take out the trash...
- Are you taking out the trash?
- Yes, I'm taking out the trash.
- I see. Good night.
- Good night.
And then, I take out the trash...
June 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I'm taking out the trash. My landlady, who lives downstairs, opens her door.
- Are you taking out the trash?
- Yes, I'm taking out the trash.
- I see. Good night.
- Good night.
And then, I take out the trash...
- Are you taking out the trash?
- Yes, I'm taking out the trash.
- I see. Good night.
- Good night.
And then, I take out the trash...
Currently relocating my home office from the hottest room in the apartment to the one that's slightly less hot...
June 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Currently relocating my home office from the hottest room in the apartment to the one that's slightly less hot...
I just used a PDF that I stored 3 years ago in my Downloads folder (which I have wisely never cleaned up). Who's laughing now?
June 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I just used a PDF that I stored 3 years ago in my Downloads folder (which I have wisely never cleaned up). Who's laughing now?
Another day, another bruise of unknown origin...
June 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Another day, another bruise of unknown origin...
Five minutes before going to bed, I fill up my water bottle and take a sip. I will regret this at 2 am…
June 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Five minutes before going to bed, I fill up my water bottle and take a sip. I will regret this at 2 am…
Upon facing an awkward situation, I ask myself, "What would a cat do?"
June 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Upon facing an awkward situation, I ask myself, "What would a cat do?"
Carefully curating my media intake to keep intrusive thoughts at bay, only to accidentally watch something deeply moving...now I'm emotionally compromised and forced into an existential spiral where I have no choice but to feel my feelings...
June 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Carefully curating my media intake to keep intrusive thoughts at bay, only to accidentally watch something deeply moving...now I'm emotionally compromised and forced into an existential spiral where I have no choice but to feel my feelings...
Me and my emotional support movie
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Me and my emotional support movie
"Laundry day" is a lie concocted by Big Neurotypical to trick you into believing laundry is *one* chore when, in reality, it's 5 different chores wearing a trench coat, and at the end, you also have to wash said trench coat...
June 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Laundry day" is a lie concocted by Big Neurotypical to trick you into believing laundry is *one* chore when, in reality, it's 5 different chores wearing a trench coat, and at the end, you also have to wash said trench coat...
Went to buy some tacos de papa con chorizo on a street with three different vendors. Vendor #1 had run out, so I went to Vendor #2, but she was out too. Then she tells me, "Want me to call Vendor #3 to see if he still has some?" I'm like, "Really?"
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June 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Went to buy some tacos de papa con chorizo on a street with three different vendors. Vendor #1 had run out, so I went to Vendor #2, but she was out too. Then she tells me, "Want me to call Vendor #3 to see if he still has some?" I'm like, "Really?"
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I have 2 days left on my Disney+ subscription. 2 days to pick anything I want from their vast catalog. I stare at all the choices; they eagerly stare back. And then I watch yet another Malcom in the Middle episode...
June 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I have 2 days left on my Disney+ subscription. 2 days to pick anything I want from their vast catalog. I stare at all the choices; they eagerly stare back. And then I watch yet another Malcom in the Middle episode...
I read about writing in a piece written by a dude who writes about writing to be read by people who read about writing in pieces written by people who write about writing to be read by people who read about writing in pieces written by people who...
June 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I read about writing in a piece written by a dude who writes about writing to be read by people who read about writing in pieces written by people who write about writing to be read by people who read about writing in pieces written by people who...
It’s 11:30 pm. I grab a post-it and create a wonderful plan to get my shit together in a single day.
That lone post it is unable to carry the whole weight of my destiny, so I take another one and another one and another one…I go through the entire stack. 1/2
That lone post it is unable to carry the whole weight of my destiny, so I take another one and another one and another one…I go through the entire stack. 1/2
June 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
It’s 11:30 pm. I grab a post-it and create a wonderful plan to get my shit together in a single day.
That lone post it is unable to carry the whole weight of my destiny, so I take another one and another one and another one…I go through the entire stack. 1/2
That lone post it is unable to carry the whole weight of my destiny, so I take another one and another one and another one…I go through the entire stack. 1/2
The Instagram algorithm has a few things to say. Oh, by the way, you can call him Algo...
medium.com/the-mitch/im...
medium.com/the-mitch/im...
I’m the Instagram Algorithm, and I Think You Should Hate Your Body
I whisper “wellness” while feeding you body dysmorphia
medium.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The Instagram algorithm has a few things to say. Oh, by the way, you can call him Algo...
medium.com/the-mitch/im...
medium.com/the-mitch/im...
It's 9 pm. I close all the tabs I have been procrastinating on. I adjust my glasses, open the project I should have started a week ago, and say, "Let's do this..."
May 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It's 9 pm. I close all the tabs I have been procrastinating on. I adjust my glasses, open the project I should have started a week ago, and say, "Let's do this..."
I'm writing about the weather in my city, and I have finally managed to explain how seasons work around here:
May 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I'm writing about the weather in my city, and I have finally managed to explain how seasons work around here:
Me, when they ask how the writing thing is going…
May 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Me, when they ask how the writing thing is going…