Writer / Editor / Illustrator

Lena Root

Lena Root contributes writing, editing and illustration to Hiii. Her work includes A Whimsical World, the editing of Paul Holdengräber’s Q & A, and illustrations for The Uncrowned King of Radical and Higher Calling: Abe Lincoln. Hiii’s Summer Solstice 2025 masthead credits her as associate editor.

From the pages of HiiiIssue 3
Story artwork: Lauren Trangmar's illustration combines a human heart, brain and cannabis plant.
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Hiii No. 8, Summer Solstice 2026: rainbow-colored lips hold an eyeball on the cover.

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