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Dana DuBois

Hi, I’m Dana DuBois

I’m a Boost nominator, publisher, editor — and a writer of All My Little Words.

3 min readJan 1, 2024

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Human Parts

I Had a Little “r” Relationship

A romantic idealist reckons with finding — and then losing — Mr. Not-Quite-Right

11 min readOct 23, 2023

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Three Imaginary Girls

In Between Days: My 35-Year Love Affair with The Cure

However far away, I will always love you

9 min readJul 11, 2023

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In Between Days: My 35-Year Love Affair with The Cure

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Pink Hair & Pronouns

“You’re the Expert on This Child”

The best parenting advice I ever received was from my L&D nurse.

9 min readOct 29, 2023

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Age of Empathy

What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting a Gender Non-Conforming Child

Five things every parent should do when their kid comes out

9 min readMay 22, 2023

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Pink-haired, blue-eyed non-binary child, with pink and white cat. AI image.

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Three Imaginary Girls

I Saw a Secret R.E.M. Show Thanks to a Rockstar Crush

About 500 of us were in the right place, at the right time — the Crocodile Cafe on October 23, 2001 — for the show of a lifetime.

8 min read6 days ago

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Pink Hair & Pronouns

My Genderfluid Tween Tried to Explain Their Identity to My Dad

It went really well, though not in the way you might expect.

7 min readApr 10, 2024

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Three Imaginary Girls

Don’t Tell My Kids, But I Just Bought Us Tickets to See Taylor Swift in Europe

One of the least practical — but most exciting — decisions I’ve made.

5 min readApr 3, 2024

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New Writers Welcome

The Top 8 Stories I Got Boosted in March 2024

Sharing some of the stories I successfully nominated for a Boost so you can discover — and learn from — other writers.

5 min readApr 1, 2024

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Three Imaginary Girls

Three Imaginary Girls April 2024

Check, check, check… is this thing on?

5 min readApr 1, 2024

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Dana DuBois

Dana DuBois

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Publisher for Pink Hair & Pronouns and Three Imaginary Girls. Boost nominator. I'm a GenX word nerd living in the PNW with a whole lot of little words to share.

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