Write an Email to a Difficult Recipient You Have Been Avoiding

The emails we avoid sending are usually not difficult to write. They are difficult to want to write. The avoidance is almost always about the discomfort of delivering a message rather than the challenge of finding the words. This writes the email directly, addresses whatever made you avoid it, and ends with one clear action rather than leaving the recipient unsure what to do next.

I need to send an email I have been putting off. Recipient: {RECIPIENT_DESCRIPTION}. What the email needs to accomplish: {EMAIL_GOAL}. Why I have been avoiding it: {AVOIDANCE_REASON}.

Additional context: {RELEVANT_CONTEXT}

Write the email. Requirements:
- Address the reason I have been avoiding it: if I am avoiding it because the message is hard to deliver, write it in a way that is direct but not harsh; if I am avoiding it because I do not know what to say, say the clear thing
- Length: long enough to be clear, short enough to be read
- Tone: professional and warm, not apologetic for sending it
- Do not open with 'I hope this finds you well'
- End with one clear action and a specific deadline if one exists