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Part of The Happiness Issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.
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Aubrey Hirsch is a writer and illustrator in Berkeley, California. Her work has appeared in the Nib, the New York Times, the Rumpus, and elsewhere.
Part of The Happiness Issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.
Aubrey Hirsch is a writer and illustrator in Berkeley, California. Her work has appeared in the Nib, the New York Times, the Rumpus, and elsewhere.