I wrote the previous piece, and it was good, but then I asked the free version of ChatGPT to improve it, and it sure did. It really likes colons and likes em-dashes even more. Here is my original version and its suggested rewrites, including, amusingly, headings. You said: Would you improve this piece of writing?…
Jack asked me what my motivation for racing was. “I’m just here to drink,” I answered. He wasn’t buying it. We were back from a track walk at High Plains, sitting on askew picnic benches in the pavilion, waiting out the rain that had cut our walk short. “Track walk after dinner?” I had asked…