Author of four books, most recently the #shortstories NOT THE APOCALYPSE I WAS HOPING FOR (2022). Avid reader. Occasional essayist. Photo snapper. Lover of trees, dogs, rust and pollinators. Sign up for my newsletter at www.LeslieGreentree.ca
Leslie Greentree
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“Adults always think they can protect children by stopping them from going to dangerous places, but every teenager knows that’s pointless, because the most dangerous place on earth is inside us. Fragile hearts break in palaces and dark alleys alike. “
It’s two sentences, I know.
#SundaySentence
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2. Then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers.
3. Next, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves.
4. Finally, they have become a giant pile of shit.
#SundaySentence 2/2
This week’s #SundaySentence cluster comes from Cory Doctorow’s book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
Here’s the natural history of enshittification:
1. First, platforms are good to their users.
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My #SundaySentence this week comes from author Katherine May’s reflections on her childhood relationship with the moon:
As I got older, I noticed more about how she waxes and wanes, and I began to remodel her in my mind: perhaps she was just like me, … 1/2
… sometimes round with power and sometimes dissolving into the sky, eternally shifting shape, restless.
From Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May. 2/2
#SundaySentence
I’m thrilled and honoured to share that my unpublished essay “Furniture Broken by Boys” won the Jon Whyte Memorial Award Friday night at the @writersguildab.bsky.social literary awards. And thanks to the nomination, I’ve had a publication offer - more on that soon! 🥂🎉
It's Pride Month! We’re happy to take any opportunity to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ voices, perspectives, art, and self-expression. Talonbooks has put together a reading list of titles by queer and gender diverse authors to put on your radar for Pride.
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