Technology and the Writer

Somewhere in the Southeast I am being unusually low tech. And probably feeling a little anxious.

I'm on the Christmas tour—seeing friends and family before heading back home for the big day.

My cell phone? It's broken. Verizon Wireless has ordered a part for it. I won't be able to get this part until Christmas Eve. I have a feeling that the Verizon Wireless store is going to be nuts on Christmas Eve, but I will be there, broken cell phone in hand.

I hate phones. But I love texting. I'm ...