We have all seen it around the streets and trains in Kansas City. Passersby may find those scribbles, throw-ups (the term for a quick letterform "thrown up" on a wall, usually consisting of bubble letters), and drippy tags as an eyesore; but for a beginning writer (the term for a graffiti artist), it’s a chance for him (or her) to dip their toes into an art that may be painted over (or buffed as writers call it) the very next day.