although i'm keen to work with new ideas online, i've long (in internet terms) avoided twitter. it struck me as idiotic and pointless. who cares what you ate for breakfast?

it clearly has uses and probably more fans than detractors. a twitter page is the new blog, since few people are literate enough anymore to sustain a thought for more than 140 characters. i'm likely one of these people.

what struck me about the character limitation of twitter was that it could be a great parametre. since i often impose parametres and rules on my writing style, i figured this might be an interesting way to use the site. i mean, who really gives a shit about random thoughts completely pulled out of context? wait, that's what my writing is like. oh well. the only difference is that i'm using twitter for fiction. or is that what everyone else is using it for as well? i wonder.

here's my twitter page.

update: clearly the uses of this tool have been discovered and utilized to good aim, as recent events in iran would illustrate. i suspect ongoing skepticism towards, and ridicule of, the tool will now drop permanently to the wayside.