Okay, so I got that new smart phone, and I’ve been having a blast with it. I only have one contact phone number in it — my house phone — which is a good thing, because I hit it by mistake today.

This is what my phone looks like. I think it’s bee-you-ti-ful! I got it on the cheap (relatively speaking), so it didn’t come with a manual, but I know a trick worth two of that one, and I Googled it and downloaded a manual ha ha.

So THEN I had to go download a QR code reader, right? So I could click on those little squiggly squares you see EV-RY-WHERE?

So I got one.

Then I went to Square, Inc. and ordered a credit card reader — A FREE ONE, my favorite price point for other people’s merchandise.

Finally, I went to the bank and opened a new bank account. It is into that account that I’ll deposit whatever I sell through the credit card reader. And, yes, I took the opportunity while I was opening the account to tell the tellers about my books and left them copies of my card.

Ready for my truckload of money, Mr. DeMille!

A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: A character has to go through many more steps than he or she considers tolerable in order to perform a simple act.

MA