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Justin Zimmer's avatar

Beautiful. I want to be the atom of a vibrating tea leaf, but...

Spaces around em-dashes man... They just bug me.

An em-dash is like a life line tying a thought, or a pause and the space just rips away the gravity.

The gap, it asks a question—

Do I really belong?

And I wonder

Do I?

M. Majeris's avatar

Emdashes—ones without spacing—look like single adjoined word. Dunno. I'm flapping between the two, and can't really decide. Sorry 😬

Justin Zimmer's avatar

I see it as a tether—holding the world together.

M. Majeris's avatar

I know, but for me, visually "tether—holding" becomes one word, which is cringe a bit. I guess it's down to how actual reading hits your head. Sorry it bothered you, man :(

Justin Zimmer's avatar

😂🤣😂 bothered me? You have no idea what my blood alcohol is right now do you?

M. Majeris's avatar

Haha, fair enough. Single malt ftw!

Justin Zimmer's avatar

If only—blended. Box store special. Goats might've peed in it.

Mac Sitko's avatar

Borges would be proud

M. Majeris's avatar

Stop it. I’m gonna blush to death.

Ellis Elms's avatar

Thank you for the ride.

M. Majeris's avatar

You're most welcome 🤗

Gregory Blair's avatar

I love the stream of consciousness of this and the lovely place it ends.