Alifya Ali

So, That Happened

Sheila and Imran haven’t seen each other since college, but when Imran moves back to Austin, an opportunity arises for the pair to get acquainted once more.

An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks

Library worker Daniel catalogs an assortment of forgotten objects left in returned books.

When You Left Me on That Boulevard

Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their Auntie Pinky’s house in southeast San Diego in 2006.