Aubrey Hirsch

Hirsch is the author of Why We Never Talk About Sugar, a short-story collection. Her stories, essays and comics have appeared in Vox, the New York Times, the Nib and elsewhere

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Flowers and Cards Are Nice. I'd Rather Have Bodily Autonomy

Reflecting on motherhood on the first Mother's Day since the Dobbs decision

By Aubrey Hirsch

Coming Out to My Kid Helped Me Come Out to Myself

The first time I said it out loud was to my son. He’d been watching TV and a little cartoon girl was hiding from a little cartoon boy she had a crush on. He asked...

By Aubrey Hirsch

Many Americans Are Celebrating the End of COVID-19. Here's What It Feels Like When You're Not

People across the United States are ditching their masks, resuming their lives, and celebrating the end of COVID-19. But for millions of Americans, the pandemic is far from over. An estimated 40% of U.S. adults...

By Aubrey Hirsch

It's 2022 and People Are Still Confused That My Kids Have Their Mother's Last Name

The woman from the Social Security office had a lot of questions. I dutifully answered them, using my shoulder to clamp the big hospital phone to my ear so I could use both hands to...

By Aubrey Hirsch

The New Year's Resolution to Make When Everything Feels Out of Your Control

The end of the year is traditionally a time for reflecting on lessons learned from the past 12 months and looking to the future with optimism. New Year’s resolutions offer us a chance to identify...

By Aubrey Hirsch

Parents Had Dreamed of a Smooth Return to School This Fall. This Is the Nightmare We're Facing Instead

Across the U.S. children are heading back to school, despite spiking COVID-19 cases. The emergence of the more contagious Delta variant as the most prominent virus strain in the country is causing concern for parents....

By Aubrey Hirsch
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