Megan Kirby

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Megan Kirby has bylines at The Rumpus, McSweeney's, Jezebel, The Chicago Reader, The Hairpin and more. She also self-publishes zines on subjects like One Direction, the renaissance faire, and her own dumb life. She runs a local storytelling/zine-making show called Meanwhile. In 2019, she was voted Best Comics Artist in The Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago poll.

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Cover Photo: An illustration of a woman proudly wearing wide-legged jeans and her shadow is larger than she is, signifying how she now feels more proud to take up space
A Love Letter to Old Navy’s Wide-Legged Jeans

When I walk to the train, my shadow falls wider, and I like that I’m taking up more space.

Jan 08, 2020