What internal conflict was I engaged in instead of improving a piece of writing from a place of love and empathy?

When your job is to sweat the small stuff, it can be overwhelming. The reality is that amid deadlines, you usually have to prioritize.

Every once in a while, there is an important edit that anyone could make. The rest of the time is when you earn your keep as an editor.

Someone asked, “Why does everything have to be about race?” Increasingly, my answer is, “Because everything *is* about race.”

It’s okay to let language stretch and breathe. It has always done so anyway without asking for our permission.