There’s a lot of complaining about people being glued to devices, and while I agree that there are problems with it (lack of verbal social interaction, lack of eye contact, lack of human contact, walking into traffic, take out your headphones and hear what’s going on around you, don’t text and drive, this list is too long to continue), I hoped that at least we might become better writers.  I believe people become better writers by reading and then by writing.  But you have to first read good written words so you absorb and regurgitate them.  That isn’t always happening.  I can no longer sit idly by and watch so many people publish sloppy stuff.  Do you use spell check?  Do you proofread?  Do you care?  Maybe not, but I do.  I say it’s a gift because I was born with it.  We’re supposed to use our gifts for good, and I am going to start teaching by correcting obvious mistakes and helping the world become better writers.  I think it is my responsibility to not ignore and perpetuate the bad writing.  Thanks for reading.

P.S.  Why are we judged negatively for staring at our devices, but it’s still respectable to read a book, newspaper, or magazine?  I have pondered this.  Perhaps because the standard is higher for being published in those.