Christen Russo 10/2/25 Christen Russo 10/2/25

The War on Em Dashes

Musings on Gen Z's blanket opposition to em dashes on the sole basis of thinking it's an AI tip-off.

Christen Russo 9/25/25 Christen Russo 9/25/25

AI and the Swirl of Doom

An attempt to make sense of AI’s rise without losing sight of what makes us human.

Christen Russo 10/17/23 Christen Russo 10/17/23

Pregnant grappling, several years’ pause, and a return to reflect.

Christen Russo 7/13/23 Christen Russo 7/13/23

Following my thoughts as I notice the leaves.

Christen Russo 4/1/23 Christen Russo 4/1/23

This year’s NaPoWriMo wrung just a few poems out of me.

Christen Russo 4/1/22 Christen Russo 4/1/22

An updated-almost-daily log of the poems I’ve written for NaPoWriMo, April 2022.

Christen Russo 3/23/22 Christen Russo 3/23/22

That muse is always showing up at the most inopportune moments.

Christen Russo 10/20/21 Christen Russo 10/20/21

Motherhood is inescapably my entire life now.

Christen Russo 4/15/21 Christen Russo 4/15/21

Finding hope in the middle of a pregnant gloom.

Christen Russo 3/24/21 Christen Russo 3/24/21

A day of quiet, mail, and Italian-food-colored stains.