Bobbie Ali

Despite all the talk of AI replacing human beings in the job market, it had seemed like a concern for a distant time. Perhaps this was the main reason the principal’s announcement still had her reeling.  “As of this semester,...

What had happened was…”, Troy began, betraying his Georgia country boy roots. Milla cringed. She was so sick of his antics, excuses, and the way he stressed the accent thinking that it made him seem cute to her.  He was...

Leaving Pakistan, she smiled back at the no-nonsense woman at the security checkpoint who waved her through, “Mashallah, your outfit is beautiful, sister!”, she exclaimed. “I hope you come back soon.” She thought how 10 years ago, she didn’t...

Nora hated hearing Matt’s friends refer to that girl as a “snack”, as if a woman was a tasty meal to be consumed.  But if the girl she watched him take to the hotel was a snack, then she herself...

“Lucky, you hear that?”  I ask as I pull the pillow over my head, awakening from a restless sleep. I look over at Lucky, who climbs over to me and nuzzles my cheek, and I scratch behind his ears.  I try...