My father had a semicolon for the last years of his life.
A semicolon is what should be used in place of a comma-splice, to bring two full thoughts together that belong together. Lots of short sentences makes for good Hemingway novels. Logical thinking, however, should flow without circular reasoning; in such situations, the semicolon creates a complete statement which combines connected thoughts, as in this sentence.
good Hemingway novels?................There is one somewhere; I’m sure......................