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Elana Spivack

@elanaspivack.bsky.social

perspiring writer words in SciAm, PopSci, Popular Mechanics, Inverse, Slate, etc. funny words in McSweeney's, Reductress, etc. elanaspivack.com

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NaNoWriMo - Day 29 On friendships past.

friendships past
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29.11.2024 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NaNoWriMo - Day 28 Pecan pie is my new thing.

thxgvg
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28.11.2024 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NaNoWriMo - Day 27 On being a former theater kid.

i wrote about being a theater kid even though i didn't want to write anything actually
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28.11.2024 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote about keeping a discipline

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NaNoWriMo - Day 25 The joys of overthinking.

the joy of overthinking
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NaNoWriMo - Day 24 Some more navel gazing, I guess.

i just needed to publish something tbh
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25.11.2024 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NaNoWriMo - Day 23 The best comedy show on the Upper West Side.

i love a new-joke night
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NaNoWriMo - Day 22 My history as a question-asker.

my history as a question-asker
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22.11.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NaNoWriMo - Day 21 My favorite little treat.

i wrote about my favorite little treat
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NaNoWriMo - Day 20 Ode to Stan.

i wrote about my cat
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NaNoWriMo - Day 19 How I became a horror fan.

today, i wrote about how i became a horror fan
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19.11.2024 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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something, anything | Elana | Substack i'm publishing something every day of november. Click to read something, anything, by Elana, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.

I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo this year with the goal of publishing a piece of personal writing every day. you can find and subscribe to that project here: spivacke.substack.com

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Why Can’t We Quit Diet Coke? The Drink Hacks Our Brains In More Ways Than One Diet Coke’s intense sweetness, caloric emptiness, and caffeine content hacks our most innate neurological and psychological responses to keep us unconsciously reaching for another bottle.

one of the last stories i was working on at Inverse: a feature about Diet Coke's addictivneness
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something, anything | Elana | Substack i'm publishing something every day of november. Click to read something, anything, by Elana, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.

hello all, i'm making my triumphant return to bsky to announce that i was laid off today from Inverse after almost 3 years. it's been a good run, and if you want to support my writing immediately you can subscribe to my silly little substack spivacke.substack.com

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The Best Scene in 'Barbie' Would Be a Medical Nightmare in Real Life Walking on tiptoe like Margot Robbie in 'Barbie' would wreak havoc on our muscles, bones, and joints according to a podiatric surgeon and physical therapist.

The secret horror hiding in the Barbie movie. By @elanaspivack.bsky.social. https://www.inverse.com/health/could-you-walk-like-barbie

26.07.2023 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

don't even TALK to me before I've had my brain-protecting double espresso shot
https://www.inverse.com/science/coffee-alzheimers

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