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Hi, I’m Dana DuBois
I’m a Boost nominator, publisher, editor — and a writer of All My Little Words.
Medium, it’s time to call me by my name.
When I first started writing on Medium in April 2023, I thought I was just posting a few writing samples for a job interview. I had very low expectations and a strong wish to protect my privacy. So I joined under a moniker — All My Little Words, a reference to the incredible Magnetic Fields song of the same name, a tribute to the futility of words to move hearts that I found delightfully ironic — and applied for that job.
I didn’t get the job.
But what I did get was access to entire new world of creativity, community, and possibility here at Medium. The past 8–9 months spent here have been extraordinary, transformative even. I had no idea what was coming — and I’m still humbled and blown away by how incredible it’s all been.
All My Little Words has launched a rather big collection of words in 2023. I’ve also launched two publications, and I edit for three others. Hiding behind a moniker is starting to feel… awkward.
It seems time for a fresh introduction.
