ENUMERATE The em dash, often simply called the dash, is the most commonly used and most versatile of the dashes. 
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Julia Marquez-Uppman
Julia Marquez-Uppman holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Colorado State University. Born in Mexico and raised in the American Midwest, she now lives in Los Angeles, where she is at work on a memoir in essays. You can contact her at j.marquez.uppman@gmail.com.
