An Ode to the Em Dash

Episode 8  ·  Apr 27, 04:00 PM

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By name and by nature, our very own 'Em' takes us through her love of whimsical grammar, and laments that the rise in generative AI has taken the not-so-humble 'em dash' from being an Emily Dickinson moment of pause to a sure sign your CV was written by CHATgpt...

Key texts: 
Emily Dickinson 'I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain' 
Emily Dickinson 'I Started Early – Took my Dog' 

Further Reading:
Goblinhood by Jen Calleja
'Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI Jesus', The Guardian