JANUARY 10 KING AT BRANDED SALOON My head is at 6 am. Fire on the pillow and a workday for war orphans. It's falling in love with my Transgender American Pie. Sweet pride for a british gay man named Nathanial. Isolation at the manchester airport gave me an invention idea: a podcast that is also a youtube video that is also a patreon. Sorry this wasn't nuanced at all. Does it sound arrogant? Sorry...

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I brought my dog on a plane to the UK when I reaaaally wasn’t supposed to, ended up stuck in Manchester Airport for six hours. This is part of my darkness that follows me and somehow it has taken years to attempt to tell this specific tale. This is Chapter 5 of a longer piece. The rest of the chapters are on my Youtube, Podcast and Substack.

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Welcome to Chapter Four of “Man Without a Century”—a digital novel unfolding one podcast at a time. In this episode, we rewind to my personal ground zero: the moment I split from everything I knew and hurled myself across the Atlantic, reckless and reeling, chasing meaning at the Edinburgh Fringe. This chapter traces the fuse back to its unlikely flame—a father’s sudden exit, and the uncanny, impossible light that follows.

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"Man Without a Century," a messy, funny, and painfully self-aware narrator navigates love, testosterone, and the art of letting go. This chapter, "Genesis of An Orange Tree." It’s a dry-mouth heartbreak, and the weird rituals we invent to survive the world being left behind. Full chapter available on Patreon. 

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From the first taste of suburban alienation to the neon-lit aisles of New York’s Whole Foods, the story winds through thefts both petty and profound: a Claddagh ring from the Dublin airport, rosehip oil hidden next to a rotisserie chicken, blood oranges left to dry in a vacant windowsill. These aren’t just crimes, but —a crooked catechism for a queer, trans kid desperate to rebel...and to survive.

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This is a new "Digital Diary" I have been writing called "Man Without A Century". It details my decision to upend my life a year after a traumatic event altered my spirituality and psyche. This is The Prologue and Chapter One: A Living But Dying Fool. You can see the raw file on my Patreon or read the manuscript on my substack. Links to these are below. Thank you always for your support and for adapting to my creative pursuits. I like to always be moving through different artistic lenses to tell my story. https://www.patreon.com/garalonning , https://substack.com/@bigbeefpro 

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In this episode, Gabriel sits down with listener Mashka for a thoughtful conversation about gender. They dig into what it’s been like to mask up after COVID, explore the pressure of gender expectations in ballet and figure skating, and share stories about changing your name within your own culture. Along the way, they touch on family, identity, and more.

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In this episode, Gabriel Gara Lonning cracks open his journal and shares the painfully mundane details of his life as a twenty-something writer stumbling through New York City. He’s desperate for your approval. Tune in for existential oversharing, and catch the full episode on Patreon.

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In this episode, Gabriel (@unitedstatesofgara) sits down with listener Scarlet (@scarle7hues) from Massachusetts to talk about polyamory, staying mindful while dating, following what genuinely brings you joy, trans freedom, and more. Tune in for a thoughtful conversation about navigating relationships and living authentically.

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Join Gabriel Gara Lonning (@unitedstatesofgara) as he dives into the latest stories shaping conversations around gender. In this episode, he unpacks headlines about transgender rights, explores the significance of lavender graduations, breaks down the recent UK Supreme Court decision, and shares his take on state-level debates. Expect sharp insights and thoughtful discussion on the issues that matter most right now.

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