Greg Mania
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Greg Mania
@gregmania.bsky.social
· Jul 17
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
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handed the mic over to the em dash—read its response to the AI allegations in my latest for @mcsweeneys.net 🎤🎤🎤
tonight! don’t let the rain upstage me!!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
tonight! don’t let the rain upstage me!!!
how many incriminating emails does it take to get to the center of a life sentence
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
how many incriminating emails does it take to get to the center of a life sentence
san diego! next saturday! 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
san diego! next saturday! 🎉
tonight feels like we all just got stabbed in the chest with the same giant needle uma thurman got in pulp fiction
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
tonight feels like we all just got stabbed in the chest with the same giant needle uma thurman got in pulp fiction
dick cheney died AGAIN???
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
dick cheney died AGAIN???
california vote yes on prop 50 or i stg
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
california vote yes on prop 50 or i stg
stoked to have an extra hour to think about how bad everything is
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
stoked to have an extra hour to think about how bad everything is
johnny bravo had roots right
November 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
johnny bravo had roots right
another killer empty trash in the books 🔪🩸🗑️ thank you to our incomparable readers, the semi-tropic for hosting us, and to the community without whom we wouldn’t be here! 💌
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
another killer empty trash in the books 🔪🩸🗑️ thank you to our incomparable readers, the semi-tropic for hosting us, and to the community without whom we wouldn’t be here! 💌
LA! this is tonight! come play with us 🤝🔪
the fall installment of empty trash is next week!!!!!! 🕯️ join us on the 30th for an evening of hauntingly good work from yet another terrifyingly talented lineup ✨🗑️👻 also i’m putting together a spooky ooky ooky playlist so drop your requests in the comments! 🎃
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
LA! this is tonight! come play with us 🤝🔪
rounded up 15 audiobooks that made me secretly wish for traffic so i could keep listening 🎧🎧🎧
15 Audiobooks to Bless Your Ears
SOS (Audio)book Log #10
saveourserotonin.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
rounded up 15 audiobooks that made me secretly wish for traffic so i could keep listening 🎧🎧🎧
rewriting the beginning of my novel for the 1,000th time
October 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
rewriting the beginning of my novel for the 1,000th time
today was the last day of my fall book proposal generator, and once again i’m blown away by my students’ projects—each one vital, urgent, hilarious, heartbreaking, and everything in between and beyond
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
today was the last day of my fall book proposal generator, and once again i’m blown away by my students’ projects—each one vital, urgent, hilarious, heartbreaking, and everything in between and beyond
Michael’s selection of candy is pussy
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Michael’s selection of candy is pussy
the fall installment of empty trash is next week!!!!!! 🕯️ join us on the 30th for an evening of hauntingly good work from yet another terrifyingly talented lineup ✨🗑️👻 also i’m putting together a spooky ooky ooky playlist so drop your requests in the comments! 🎃
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
the fall installment of empty trash is next week!!!!!! 🕯️ join us on the 30th for an evening of hauntingly good work from yet another terrifyingly talented lineup ✨🗑️👻 also i’m putting together a spooky ooky ooky playlist so drop your requests in the comments! 🎃
What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Adopt a Highway
October 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Adopt a Highway
san diego! see you 11/15! 🎉
October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
san diego! see you 11/15! 🎉
self-portrait by novelist who just crossed the 100-page threshold 🫢
October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
self-portrait by novelist who just crossed the 100-page threshold 🫢
i haven’t bottomed in a long time, but i would for Storm in a ponytail
October 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
i haven’t bottomed in a long time, but i would for Storm in a ponytail
we’re all in agreement that welch’s fruit snacks is fruit and not candy, yes?? YES?????????????????
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
we’re all in agreement that welch’s fruit snacks is fruit and not candy, yes?? YES?????????????????
put those acne star patches on my face to see if this restaurant will let me order off the kids’ menu
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
put those acne star patches on my face to see if this restaurant will let me order off the kids’ menu
we’re pregnant! (with our first project together)
October 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
we’re pregnant! (with our first project together)