Emilia PalaveevaThe Drawer of Crotchless DisappointmentIt is gone. She checks her bottom nightstand drawer. Rummages through the delicate lingerie, which she secretly puts on every few months…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Emilia PalaveevaHope Chasing: Trials and ResolutionsWhy trials are not necessarily a (big) reason for hope — The freedom of cancer—How to recap the year and think about New Year resolutionsJan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
Emilia PalaveevaHope ChasingWhat is hope chasing — Why the world does not need another cancer memoir — Why cancer jokes are funny — What to do with a four leaf cloverNov 4, 20191Nov 4, 20191
Emilia PalaveevaSanta, the Undertaker“I will send you off, sooner or later,” my uncle would mutter under his breath with a snigger when the unpredictability of daily life…May 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Emilia PalaveevainIxDAPersonalization: The Swimsuit EditionIf we are already giving up so much of our data and our privacy, should we not demand more from personalization?Apr 23, 20191Apr 23, 20191
Emilia PalaveevainPickle ForkThe Quality of PaperHave you ever thought of starting an activity or a hobby without the right tools? What a travesty!Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019
Emilia PalaveevaSurgery for Women“Maybe we should call him Ferdinand instead?” I tell my daughter. “He has the personality of an Austrian asshole.”Mar 19, 20191Mar 19, 20191
Emilia PalaveevaHow to Stop Chasing the Perfect Body and Become a Writer InsteadThe two noble pursuits share a lot of similarities. The transition from one to the other requires only replacing one kind of vanity with…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
Emilia Palaveeva20 Questions for the Minister for Loneliness“[T]he British government has appointed a minister of loneliness…” ~Times Literary Supplement, February 1, 2019Feb 17, 20191Feb 17, 20191
Emilia PalaveevaTestsI am in a crib. I do not speak or cannot speak because I am little. There are people who come to look at me. When they approach I pull a…Feb 9, 2019Feb 9, 2019
