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Aug 29, 2022

Mirena IUD and Medical Gaslighting

I was promised simple and safe birth control, I received an anxiety disorder and scarring acne. Hormonal IUDs are not big where I’m from, so until the age of 29 I relied on condoms and didn’t think much of it. Yes, it’s suboptimal to use them every time but safe…

Iud

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Mirena IUD and Medical Gaslighting
Mirena IUD and Medical Gaslighting
Iud

7 min read


Published in Shopify UX

·Apr 22, 2022

Product too complex to explain? Wrap it up in a story

What we learned from applying the age-old technique of storytelling to a highly technical project — Written by senior content designer Jane Palash and staff content designer Dana Young. Ok, let’s talk storytelling. Before your eyes roll too far back in your head, stay with us. Just because the word gets thrown about so much that you hear it in every TED talk, doesn’t mean that…

Shopify

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Product too complex to explain? Wrap it up in a story
Product too complex to explain? Wrap it up in a story
Shopify

11 min read


Feb 25, 2022

Making Sense of War In Ukraine

Full-context overview for my international friends. I’m curious what history books will claim Putin’s motivation was, I wonder if he’s deadly sick and cares no more if he takes the whole continent to hell with him. As a Ukrainian, I’ll try to explain to the best of my ability what…

Ukraine

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Making Sense of War In Ukraine
Making Sense of War In Ukraine
Ukraine

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Published in The Writing Cooperative

·Dec 4, 2021

How to Write a Novel With No Intention to Do So

When you tell people you wrote a book, you get a lot of “I’ve always dreamed of doing that!” Well, I didn’t. — In fact, I couldn’t get past a ten-page fanfiction. My 80-page Master’s thesis took a year and a threat of losing a scholarship, my essays always ended before the minimum word cutoff. I knew I could write but raging ADHD and multi-directional focus never allowed me to even dream of…

Novel Writing

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How to Write a Novel With No Intention to Do So
How to Write a Novel With No Intention to Do So
Novel Writing

6 min read


Published in Bootcamp

·Oct 16, 2020

From bored to hyperfocused

Approaching software design like math and mountain climbing to fight the routine. Our most enjoyable time in life is productive hyperfocus. We are happier at work than on a beach with a cocktail, and there’s research to prove it. This idea and the supporting research belongs to the papá of…

Productivity

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From bored to hyperfocused
From bored to hyperfocused
Productivity

6 min read


Oct 13, 2020

13 Ordinary Things That Will Become Unthinkable in 50 Years

What will the world look in 50 years if we reverse climate change, get our shit together, keep our hands off the nuclear bomb launcher, and not get into petty civil wars. In design, we call a prediction like this the “happy path.” Laptops. While nice and convenient, they are…

Culture Change

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13 Ordinary Things That Will Become Unthinkable in 50 Years
13 Ordinary Things That Will Become Unthinkable in 50 Years
Culture Change

4 min read


Sep 4, 2020

The Impostor Seniors

Meet Suzy. She works for a small company of 10, where she’s the only writer on the team. A year later the company hires another writer. Now, whether or not Suzy mastered anything in her role, beyond missing the accountant’s head when playing darts, she is now a Senior Writer…

Copywriting

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The Impostor Seniors
The Impostor Seniors
Copywriting

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Apr 28, 2020

How to Create a UX Writing Course and Not Lose Your Marbles

I’m a UX Writer. It’s a designated human on the software development team who writes words for interfaces. All the words. From the tiniest tooltips to navigation, to buttons, to errors, and so on, ad infinitum. UX writing is less writing and more solving puzzles. For instance, try naming a…

Ux Writing

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How to Create a UX Writing Course and Not Lose Your Marbles
How to Create a UX Writing Course and Not Lose Your Marbles
Ux Writing

8 min read


Aug 19, 2019

The earth submerged in summer rain

The earth submerged in summer rain My feet collecting grass and treading lightly On air, or almost, if it matters. Splashing the sand in puddles, Warm and rushing down the street I have no headphones, music ringing Born in my head, loud, perfectly composed To fit the storm, to feed…

Poetry

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The earth submerged in summer rain
The earth submerged in summer rain
Poetry

1 min read


Mar 29, 2019

A Renaissance Wrought With Blood and Tires

Six years ago, Ukraine had its first violent revolution since independence. More than one hundred people died near the central street, shot by Russia-backed snipers and our own policemen. The protesters burned old car tires and smashed police shields with pavement bricks they cut out right from under their feet…

Ukraine

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A Renaissance Wrought With Blood and Tires
A Renaissance Wrought With Blood and Tires
Ukraine

5 min read

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Jane Palash

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