Close Encounters

Technical Writer

Technical writer.
Technical writer.
Engineering, please review my doc.
I need all revisions done by 6 o’clock.
It’s a user manual for a mobile phone
And this chapter covers setting the ringtone.
Technical writer.
Technical writer.

There are thirty ringtones with the basic plan
But our V-one users didn’t understand.
You can click this button just to check your mail.
It is all explained ‘cause I want to be a
Technical writer.
Technical writer.

Technical writer … writer … writer.
Technical writer.

It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few.
I’ve got more to write, and it’s overdue.
I can change the fonts or I can tweak the style,
Even make it readable. (That takes a while.)
Technical writer.
Technical writer.

If you really like it we can ship the phone.
It gets great reception (if you’re in the zone.)
You can order copies of the printed doc
But the phone itself is always out of stock.
Technical writer.
Technical writer.

(Apologies to Lennon-McCartney)