Joy Ismail

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“Pink Smoke” by Joy Ismail

Submitted to Contest #64

At 5:30 pm, I’m driving home from work. As usual, I get stuck in the infamous Beirut traffic. Always in need of entertainment, I call my husband. “Hey. I’m on my way home, I need like 30 minutes. Where are you?” “I’ll be home in 5 minutes.” “I had a stressful day. Do you want to go have dinner and drinks somewhere?” “Same. Let’s do it.” “Santana’s? They have sangrias on Tuesdays.” “Oh, right, and that chill band… they were so good last time. Can you reserve?” “Sure, habibi, I’ll call now. See you in a bit.” After I make a reservation for...

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I'm a neurobiologist by day and a writer by night. Check out my blog at: www.thejoyinwriting.com