I took this picture (a timer picture woo hoo!) on Thursday when I visited my oldest childhood friend at the airport when he had a layover in Denver. Shortly after I posted it, my brother called me and told me how ridiculous my captions were becoming on Instagram. He told me that someone who didn't know Erik would have no idea what I was talking about (Erik doesn't eat gluten). I do have a private Instagram, so people who follow my account know who I am. And I would hope they would realize that calling my friend a "little gluten free crouton" isn't really that strange. This probably isn't a caption that could be used on a picture sponsored by the 1935 NCTE-developed Experience Curriculum in English, but this picture, the caption, and the platform of communication (Instagram), represent a shifting and a personalization of writing in the 21st century. As Yancey mentions, "In much of this new composing, we are writing to share, yes; to encourage dialogue, perhaps; but mostly, I think, to participate" (5). Regardless of if my brother approves of my dorky captions, at the very least, it inspired him to start up a conversation :)
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