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The Lines I Didn't Publish No.3

I ran my latest essay through Anne Lamont and Neal Allen's "36 Rules for Better Sentences" framework. Did it make my writing better?

1 hr ago • Grace McClure

Why Do I Feel Better There?

I don’t think it’s just Portugal.

Apr 9 • Grace McClure

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The Lines I Didn't Publish (No.2)

Notes from behind the editors desk: What didn’t make the latest essay (and why).

Apr 2 • Grace McClure

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March 2026

It’s Just You Thinking About You

On the freedom of recognizing our own unimportance

Mar 19 • Grace McClure

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The Lines I Didn't Publish (No.1)

Notes from behind the editors desk: What didn’t make the latest essay (and why)

Mar 10 • Grace McClure

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Should I Have Kids?

On being classified "geriatric" in the absence of knowing.

Mar 6 • Grace McClure

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February 2026

The Messy Middle

On living between the old and the new, the departed and the yet-to-arrive.

Feb 26 • Grace McClure

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Being Disliked is a Green Flag

Criticism is not a character flaw. It’s proof of life.

Feb 18 • Grace McClure

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No One is Coming For You

On looking yourself dead in the eyes and choosing to be seen.

Feb 10 • Grace McClure

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January 2026

Creation Before Clarity

The case for creating your way into knowing.

Jan 27 • Grace McClure

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Some Things Are Just Itchy

On self-sabotage, illness, and the urge to explain it away.

Jan 15 • Grace McClure

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2026: Year of Small Change

Stacking daily dimes to grow interest.

Jan 6 • Grace McClure

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