When the cigarette lasts a bit longer

by M. Ait Ali

This collection is dedicated to no one except the ones who expatriated themselves in the unknown hinterlands—the bleeding ones that don't bring their sadness to the attention of others, and the damaged ones numb or shedding tears in the presence of no one..

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2018

About the author

M. Ait Ali was born in Agadir, Morocco — He attended the Higher School of Technology-Agadir, from which he earned a BEng in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, just to decide, two years later, on a whim from above, or maybe most accurately, from within to switch gears into the world of literature and inner search.

He loves to invest the time he has on his hands in reading mystical scriptures; watering plants; feeding and dotting on stray cats and dogs (those pretty-pretty quirky angels or aliens running wild in streets with their stylish coats on.) And, at times, when the dark bares its teeth, he bathes in the grace of Moonlight to meditate and find valid answers to the riddle of eclipsed days and moons.

M. Ait Ali’s work is a relentless and perpetual self-ascribed mission of turning the wine-and-steak tables on the horrors of Man and his sterile seeds. In experimental attempts and needful wanderings off the designated literary paths, he tries to depict the soulless existence of the contemporary society by mentioning either explicitly or implicitly how, since its inception, it has been miring and treading on the hearts and faces of many among us just to brag about a faux-glimmering destination, which is nothing but hollow and pathetic in essence — staining our souls with more irrational matter torments and shallow earthly perceptions.

His work can be found in The Tipton Poetry Journal, Variant Literature Inc., Straylight Literary Arts Mag, Sandstorm UTPB Mag, The Cape Rock, Black Fox Lit Mag, Platform Review, Hive Avenue Lit Journal, and many other publications.