For the Gathering of Writers

1. How come you know how to use that device

Where did you learn

I use em

but many days I end up under the table

with my feets stuck out

blowing smoke out of my ears


then some wet behind the ears kid

comes along and shows me

I say thank you

but how did they learn that

I don’t like to complain

feelin left behind here


don’t know how to fit it all into 140 characters

don’t know how to work well with others

don’t know how to download it

no one has any pity




2. I feel like my grandma, when she first came to town and saw a car drive by and it was going 35 mph.

How to say something in under 140 characters, including the spaces. Hmm. Mrs Stewart told me I hadda make expository paragraphs, with the declaritive sentence first, the body and the conclusion. I hadda say things three times. I hadda spell everything just so.

I can talk to anybody in the world and I can find out where I am going, get a map of any place. I don’t have to buy a map at the gas station or get a trip tick over at the automobile club. The auto club branch building is empty anyhow.

I can find restaurants, plus lots more and stores right in my area and I can find my friends.

I can do all of this, plus lots more, with the fine object I hold in my hand.

So, how do you turn it on?