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.

same clothes.

Vogue
You should have known better than to come here. You know this store isn’t for you.

Teen Vogue
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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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