Points will be deducted from your “wanna be a writer score” If—–

you wear a beatnik beret, you blather on in esoteric multi syllabic non-sensible rants, sip soy lattes, cosmopolitans or smoke a pipe, chain smoke or have a Marijuana Medical Card, sport a goatee or soul patch, you speak in metaphors no one understands, you’re a vegan, you attend or teach Haiku workshops, you always have a bottled water and smart phone within reach, you have a degree in English, Journalism or communications,  your favorite Beatle is Paul, You play golf, you have a cat named Zen.

Points will be added to your “wanna be a writer score” 

If—you’ve hoboed on a train, if you have a recipe for chili beans, beef stew or anything containing spam, you either have no cell phone and if you do, it’s a pay as you go with a cracked face plate and numbers that stick, your car stereo is worth more than you car, you dig jazz (add five points if you can play jazz),  Your favorite Beatle is John, You know how to shoot pool, You have a dog named Buddy.