Ali Solomon is a cartoonist and the coauthor of I Am “Why Do I Need Venmo” Years Old: Adventures in Aging. Born in Long Island, she is a graduate of Cornell University and teaches art to middle schoolers. She lives in Queens with her husband and two daughters.

Reasons I Never Tried Smoking as a Teenager

by Ali Solomon
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