cherilucas

cherilucas, 11 days ago to random

Wow, Stanford Shopping Center is just full of privileged assholes

cherilucas, 12 days ago to LongReads

Looking for new writers to work with on @longreads stories. I prefer to read drafts of personal essays/reported essays but I also consider reported essay pitches, too. Rates start at $500. Read our submission guidelines: https://longreads.com/submissions/

Email me at cheri@longreads.com. Thank you!

#Longreads #Essay #Writing #Writers

cherilucas, 1 year ago to random

"Your brain can’t regenerate the neurons it’s lost. Use ’em or lose ’em. You had no idea your brain operated like annual dental benefits."

A few years ago, Anne Lagamayo was in a car crash and fell into a coma. In her new @longreads essay, she reflects on surviving the accident and recovering from a traumatic brain injury.

Loved working on this one—it's an unexpectedly light and witty read on a serious topic.

https://longreads.com/2023/05/11/how-to-survive-a-car-crash-traumatic-brain-injury-10-easy-steps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #Essay #BrainInjury #Recovery

cherilucas, 1 year ago to fediverse

“Mastodon may not be the future of social, but we might not get to the future without it.”

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23689570/activitypub-protocol-standard-social-network

#ActivityPub #SocialMedia #Internet #OpenWeb