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Jul 3, 2021Liked by Alison Acheson

I had some fun with this and added more hyphenated words than I expect I ever would.

'I spent my first teenage summer cleaning golf clubs for members of the country club as they finished their rounds. It didn’t take me long to master the critical skill of golf-speak. That tip-generating ability of making good eye contact and appearing to give-a-shit while some has-been golfer, with a two-sizes-too-small golf shirt stretched over his belly, describes their round in excruciating detail."

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Oh! so good, John. It does put one's mind into a space--one of opening up. At times, I think it can reveal some shortfall in English... but then we have the gift of creating/combining. Thanks for posting!

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Jul 4, 2021Liked by Alison Acheson

Thanks. I have been getting stuck trying to create a visual through my writing, and this really helps.

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Glad to hear this!

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