Ashliene McMenamy

Ashliene McMenamy is a freelance writer, essayist, and cultural commentator from New York City. She received her MFA in creative writing from The New School. She is interested in beauty, pop culture, and how social media trends intersect with everyday life. Her work has also appeared in Teen Vogue. When she's not posting hot takes on her Substack, Status Update, you can find her plotting her next big haircut, reading, and collecting haunted trinkets from antique stores.