Midform
They Told Me Every Writer Needs a Twitter Account.
It’s official.
There once was a medium writer
Who had lots of stories inside her
They spun ‘round in her head
As she lay on her bed
But at dawn they all took a powder.
I recently joined a publication, The Power of Poetry, and one of the criteria to be added as a writer was that I needed to have a Twitter account. But just for the record I have to say
I NEVER WANTED A TWITTER ACCOUNT.
So, I went over to the wall standing between me and Twitter and looked over. I had to decide if it was worth all the trouble.
I checked out augmented man, and Power of Poetry. I noticed some other folks from Medium. I noticed more #writers.
I thought to my sixty-year-old self, “Self, we have to figure this out.”
I clicked the sign-up button and followed the on-screen instructions and became,
Taa-Daa!
Crickets.
A drive around the neighborhood seemed like the next logical step. I clicked on #Explore.
OOooh! For me, trending, click on your interest, who to follow. The sight is overwhelming.
I click some interests ++++++.
I follow writers from Medium, some more writers, some other folks I recognize.
I go all kid in the candy store and start opening all the choices.
Notifications, Messages, Profile, …More. I play with all my Settings.
A red dot appears on the home icon. CLICK! Some people followed me, some are tweeting. My eyes are drawn to the big, now made pink by me, TWEET button.
I must Tweet!
I click the button and post a link to…
Key Message: I am now officially a Tweeter!
Or crazy. Whatever. We’ll see what happens.
Taressa has loved fairy tales, fables, and imaginary worlds for as long as she can remember. She began imagining and writing her own in grade school and is compelled to continue. To support her compulsions, she has spent her working world life managing businesses of various types and is now self-employed in the hospitality industry in Hawaii. Currently she lives and writes in Pele’s rainforest with her husband, two dogs, one feral chicken, and an imaginary cat. She writes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and blogs. Some of her current works can be found in the publications The Power of Poetry, The Lark, and Midform.
