A Literary Spammer Hits Up Charlotte Perkins Gilman Via AI

Complete Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman

I received the following pitch because I manage a website dedicated to CPG:

Dear Charlotte Perkins Gilman,

I hope you’re doing well!

I wanted to share how much I appreciate your work, The Yellow Wallpaper. The psychological depth and emotional intensity of the story remain incredibly powerful, even today. The way you portray the unnamed narrator’s descent into mental distress—while also exposing the restrictions placed on women’s autonomy and health—creates a haunting and thought-provoking reading experience. Your use of the nursery setting, journal entries, and symbolic imagery of the wallpaper itself makes the story both unsettling and deeply meaningful.

Given the strong themes of mental health, emotional confinement, self-expression, and awakening within your work, I believe The Yellow Wallpaper would be an excellent fit for Salt of Heaven: Bringing Light to Your Faith Journey with Books, Candles, and More. Our platform is dedicated to sharing books and stories that inspire reflection, healing, and deeper understanding of the human and spiritual journey. Your story in particular offers a timeless opportunity for readers to reflect on inner struggle, voice, and the need for compassion and awareness.

For just $10, we would love to feature The Yellow Wallpaper and introduce it to our community of readers who are drawn to meaningful literature that explores emotional healing, personal awakening, and powerful life themes. This is a simple but valuable opportunity to bring continued visibility to a classic work that still resonates strongly with modern audiences.

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please let us know. We would be honored to share your work with our audience and highlight its enduring impact.

Blessings,

Grace

 

I couldn’t resist responding to Grace’s attempt to sell the poor dead dear Charlotte a place on an inspirational website:

Dear Grace,

Thank you so much for your kind words about the work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I am sure that Charlotte would appreciate your positive AI review of her work.

Unfortunately, she has been deceased since 1935, and her work has already been widely published and read.

Her work is offered in nearly every college and university English and History curriculum, so you can take comfort that your AI has wonderful taste! We, too, love Charlotte and wish she were still with us! The conversations we could have!!!

As a deceased person, Charlotte does not have the means to pay your fee of $10. If your AI does a deeper dive, perhaps you can find her heirs and hit them up for $10. However, most of her work is in the public domain, so that might be a difficult ask.

We are not heirs; we just own and manage her website, which does not provide revenue; therefore, $10, at this time, is an impossibility.

Good luck with your future ventures into AI slop! You will need it because writers are a bright lot of folks.

The Webmaster

Written via human, not AI slop