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Aubrey Hirsch

@aubreyhirsch

GRAPHIC RAGE on Substack. Writer & illustrator of stories, essays and feminist comics. '22 NEA fellow. Work in TIME, Vox, New York Times, Washington Post, etc. Very charming IRL. she/her

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Latest posts by Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch

A real misunderstanding of “choose the bear.”

10.03.2026 00:57 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Trying to have an abundance mentality about my hotel room snacks.

05.03.2026 18:42 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!

03.03.2026 15:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love bookshop because they work with local bookstores! Personally, im happy to make less of local shops are profiting as well!

03.03.2026 12:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is amazing!!

03.03.2026 11:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

14.10.2025 14:09 👍 1122 🔁 606 💬 32 📌 43

Haha! It's a writing conference.

02.03.2026 14:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Added a couple of things to my #AWP dance card! Hope to see some of you there!

02.03.2026 14:03 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I don’t care how many girl scouts knock on my door I am buying cookies from all of them.

28.02.2026 17:39 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
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The Introvert Olympics! aka the only Olympics games I could medal in

New comic in my newsletter today: The Introvert Olympics! Which events are you taking gold in? aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/the-introv...

27.02.2026 16:02 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 4

❤️

27.02.2026 22:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"Overthinking Obstacle Course: Type and delete five possible replies to a low-stakes text message" ('Everything's on fire and my spirit feels like flat seltzer.') 🥇

27.02.2026 21:27 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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The Introvert Olympics! aka the only Olympics games I could medal in

from @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social

The Introvert Olympics! open.substack.com/pub/aubreyhi...

27.02.2026 17:40 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

As an ambivert I wouldn’t do very well in a lot of these but I think I could nail this one…

27.02.2026 17:31 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Haha! We'll still let you into the meetings ;)

27.02.2026 17:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Omg, Silence Endurance Time Trial...I am so good at that!

27.02.2026 17:22 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Bring it on!!! 🥇

27.02.2026 17:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Never has an illustrator so concisely captured the zeitgeist of my life story

27.02.2026 16:42 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

😂

27.02.2026 16:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Introvert Olympics! aka the only Olympics games I could medal in

New comic in my newsletter today: The Introvert Olympics! Which events are you taking gold in? aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/the-introv...

27.02.2026 16:02 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 4

Thank you!! 😭😭

26.02.2026 16:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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5 Books to Read If You Liked Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before:
5. Why We Never Talk About Sugar by @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social
A beautiful book that helped me to unlock a couple of troublesome drafts when I was trying to finish SMIYHTOB. The title story will wreck you.

26.02.2026 15:26 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Why prices won't drop after the Trump tariff ruling, according to economists The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs. But the president has other tariff tools, and consumers shouldn't expect cheaper prices anytime soon, economists say.

lemme guess--is it greed?

26.02.2026 02:07 👍 29 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Here’s my overly-detailed “where to find me at #AWP” thread because I’m hoping to see some of you there!!

20.02.2026 19:57 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0

Come see us talk comics at AWP in Baltimore!

21.02.2026 17:44 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Just in time because I was about to fly to Japan and hug Punch myself.

21.02.2026 16:22 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Join us at #AWP !

20.02.2026 22:08 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Oh wow! So exciting! Make sure you hydrate!

20.02.2026 20:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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FRIDAY NIGHT! Offsite reading with @splitlippress.com and @marchxness.bsky.social.

6:30-8 pm at @greedyreads.bsky.social Remington

20.02.2026 19:57 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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FRIDAY! Panel: Drawn to Dissent with @robhollywood.bsky.social, @kelceyervick.bsky.social and @sharonleedelacruz.com.

3:20pm/Room 308

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