Hello Everybody!

I’m Jia and I’m officially on board the Good Ship Hairpin as Contributing Editor as we cruise ever onward into the jewel-bright sea of misandry and original slideshow content. I think we’ve met — at that thing for so-and-so’s birthday? I was jet-lagged and you had that glass of wine that smelled like asparagus — so here I’ll just be short.

I am a female human who grew up in Texas, went to the University of Virginia, joined the Peace Corps, worked as a ghostwriter for a second, started grad school at University of Michigan and wrote some Awl-family pieces about solitude, Beyoncé, the OC (shouts to Mallory), virgins, and bananas with dreadlocks. I once skipped a month of high school to film a reality TV show in Puerto Rico and my first screen name was Bookz88. My interests include (1) sandwiches (2) Ja Rule (3) other music if there is any (4) weird history (5) weird places (6) [REDACTED FOR ILLEGALITY] (7) big animals and (8) you.

This site is a uniquely gorgeous community and Emma is next-level. I am so excited to be here with all of you — it’s a bit like a dream still — and I promise I’ll bring it on the regular. Please get at me via email or Twitter or gif threads if you think I should interview you or anyone you know. Get at me for any reason at all! I’m like my dog (pictured) in that I’ll drool all over you but never ever bite.

So, see you tomorrow — this is going to be fun.