Hey there, doing my occassional re-up of this:

I'm looking for more pitches for a column I edit in Mother Jones called Mother Tongue. The pieces are 600 to 800 words, and the pay is $1000. You can email me at [email protected]

this is a hot take but i think we should bring back house phones. i dont think that any of us needs to be available to everyone all the time. some ppl (and bill collectors) should only be able to reach you when you’re at the crib tbh

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no phrase in the english language has both given me more comfort and caused more problems for me than “whatever, ill probably never see them again.” this is a story about that, the pandemic, and how one awkward interaction led to a 3-month-long spiral: phillymag.com/news/2024/04/1…

In the wake of COVID isolation, socializing seems so much harder than it used to be. Will the world — and Philly — ever get back to “normal” again?
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you guys are going to media parties to flex your bylines, im going to media parties to get wasted, eat my weight in hors d’oeuvres and test out some new jokes

. The Drift is still open to fiction and nonfiction submissions for Issue Thirteen. They're looking for essays that are driven by sharp, surprising argumentative interventions in ongoing conversations.

💵 $500 - $1k for short stories, $2k for essays

Pitch guide:

Back from mat leave and accepting personal essay pitches again for TODAY. Particularly looking for some fun and juicy relationship stories, as well as first-person bounces on pop culture news. But open to anything!

does everyone’s hyperfixation breakfast depend on the season or am i insane

spring: tuna salad on avocado toast with everything bagel seasoning
summer: yogurt, granola and blackberries
winter: cream of wheat with apples
fall: runny egg fried in sautéed onion and peppers on toast

if you have a lot of joie de vivre then you have infinite personal essays in you

Hello! The Cosmopolitan features team is looking for pitches for our fall issue. Send me your ideas for original nonfiction STORIES (not just topics you want to explore) with gripping narratives about memorable people. Or...

they hate to see an annoying woman win

this is what i like to see more journalists need to be outright haters

We're hiring a Staff Reporter to join hyperallergic's News Team! This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in arts and culture journalism (not criticism/reviews). I might be biased, but I love it here and am super excited about our growing newsroom - join us!

KIN Apparel founder Philomina Kane shares the details on competing in Pharrell’s Black Ambition program. phillymag.com/life-style/202…

i'm not a 'hater' i'm a freelance cultural critic

well well well ..... who wants to be my new buddy (staff writer at defector.com) defectormedia.recruitee.com/o/staff-writer…

joni we GET it PLEASE come back to Spotify you’ve made your point PLEEEEAAASSSEEEE

oh facebook marketplace how i love you

Temple University on Thursday announced a new program that will make tuition and fees free for first-time, full-time college students from low-income families who live in the city of Philadelphia.
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