Interview with a semicolon

Gething: Thank you for agreeing to this interview.

Semicolon: The pleasure’s all mine; thank you for having me.

Gething: My interest is in the controversy you have stirred in the literary world.

Semicolon: I’ve done no such thing; those who don’t use me seem to be causing all the fuss.

Gething: That’s my point. Many modern writers, in particular Cormac McCarthy in his interview with Oprah, have called for your extinction. What did you do to create such a virulent reaction?

Semicolon: Ask Mr. McCar...