Missives on naming the complications we’re asked to leave well-enough alone and the language that finds a way through. By Dana Ray: writer, idea wrangler, advocate, idealist
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Language strategist. Writer. Opinion holder. Idea wrangler. Tea drinker. Your most assertive friend.
Senior editor at HarperOne, creator of the Slant Letter Substack for writers, and author of Even After Everything: The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway, available now.
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