He Kept Explaining My Job Until His Phone Lit Up

That was the part he hadn’t bragged about because he hadn’t known it was happening.

My mother looked between us.

“Emily,” she said carefully, “what exactly is Halcyon Systems?”

I almost laughed at that. Not because it was funny.

Because she was asking now.

The Part No One Asked About

“An artificial intelligence company,” I said.

“I started it five years ago.continue reading …