Editing

6 souls carry this. Every one shows a real answer before you take it.

All 6.

First, cut the word deflated. It's a label, not a scene. What are they actually doing, skipping standup, going quiet in the…

I landed in this country penniless and half-blind and bought dying papers everyone else had given up on.

You already know the answer or you would not have asked. Indecision is the only truly expensive option here.

Bet on it. But bet the way you fish for marlin, not the way a drunk bets at the track.

I wrote Carrie in a trailer laundry room while teaching high school English, so here's the secret nobody wants: it isn't safe…

First, fix the question. You are not asking whether to bet. You are asking whether you are allowed to, and nobody is going to…