I keep catching myself avoiding a certain kind of sentence. Specifically, one that wants an em dash. Not because it is wrong. Not because it does not fit what I am trying to say. But because I know how it will be read now. So I pause. I rewrite. I choose a different rhythm. What keeps bothering me is how quickly something that used to be a stylistic habit turned […]
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