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March 14, 2008
Twitter - a new way to write?
I have not bought into Twitter.
It is a service for others.
Some people love their Twitter lifestyle.
I do not think I would.
But, I had an epiphany today.
A realisation about Twitter's post philosphy.
Each post must be quite short.
140 characters at most; probably less.
I recalled my favourite Hemingway anecdote.
The apocryphal tale regarding short stories.
Hemingway claimed stories needed few words.
In fact, only six were necessary.
Famously, he wrote the following story.
"baby shoes for sale; never worn"
Fantastic; our minds fill the blanks.
My revelation? Twitter helps channel Hemingway.
This post has many short sentences.
Each sentence is six words exactly.
Could Twitter posts be a novel?
I think they could, with practice.
Each chapter; a single short sentence.
Each sentence; six words in total.
It could be done; it will!
Would any brave soul dare try?
I might, but boasts often fail.
I promise nothing; I procrastinate, often.
But I would love to try.
It is easy to shorten sentences.
Ensuring that each is six words.
But making them sing is difficult.
Do you have what it takes?
Post links for my amusement, please.
Comments
Emmet Savage
That was absolutely fascinating, good work.
It reminds me somewhat of Haiku.
Here’s the best I’ve read lately:
http://www.threadless.com/product/623/Haikus_are_easy_but
Hey, here’s a question for you:
Are url’s one word or many?
dottie
I like this one!
http://tinyurl.com/2o9yha
Posted by dottie at March 14, 2008 8:46 PM
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That was absolutely fascinating, good work.
It reminds me somewhat of Haiku.
Here’s the best I’ve read lately:
http://www.threadless.com/product/623/Haikus_are_easy_but
Hey, here’s a question for you:
Are url’s one word or many?
Posted by: Emmet Savage at April 11, 2008 8:53 PM
I like this one!
http://tinyurl.com/2o9yha
Posted by: dottie at April 17, 2008 9:52 PM