April, May, & June 2025: Lauren writes a gesture book! Back in 2017, when I was deep in the writing process for Because Internet, I was feeling stuck on the emoji chapter and Lauren Gawne, my cohost on the then-baby Lingthusiasm podcast (we were less than a year old!) offered to read the current draft. I'll never forget her comment that led to me rewriting the whole chapter: "You realize this is all related to gesture, right?" … http://gretchenmcculloch.com/2025/09/08/april-may-june-2025-lauren-writes-a-gesture-book/