I’m No Ernestine Hemingway:

Valerie Kittell
Sep 6, 2018 · 2 min read

A Defense of Compound Sentences

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How many times have you heard the following advice/exhortations about writing for the masses for fun and profit:

Short Simple Sentences

No Long Paragraphs

Show Don’t Tell

Adverbs Should Be Shunned and Their Users Shamed

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Valerie Kittell

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I live in a small New England village and mostly write short stories. My work is best viewed in my Medium publication, https://medium.com/thecabbagegarden.

The Cabbage Garden

As a child I was addressed as “mon petit chou”, so I’ve always felt favorably towards cabbage.

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