Why, yes I do

Twitter that is.

I know that many people find this a truly inane activity, and either proof that you have too much time on your hands or an inflated sense of importance (Just ate soup. Bought socks and swept the kitchen... is that 140 characters yet?)

But I have to admit I kind of like it. I like the challenge of reflecting on some part of your day and doing in such a constrained time frame (those 140 characters). I am not one to tweet more than once a day, though it has happened.

With the rise of flash fiction and micro fiction, I guess we are leading toward tweet-fiction. In fact, I think we are already there - I recall someone writing a short story composed of tweets. But I see them more as mini-memoirs, and if you follow someone, you kind of get into their mindset for a while. It's no James Frey (thankfully), but rather than a Million Little Tweets, I kind of like hearing when someone I know read a book they liked, did something with their kids, or hell, enjoyed a good bowl of soup.

 Folllow cterlson on twitter (that's me).