HJS.

Hilary Jane Smith is a freelance writer. She has previously written for The Bold Italic and Seventh Grove, where one of her essays on nostalgia was cited in Opening The X-Files by Darren Mooney (forward by Kumail Nanjiani). Her predominant styles are creative nonfiction, and film and cultural critique. Originally from San Francisco’s East Bay Area, she currently lives and works in New York City.