Reflections on the Bowers

24.3.19

The Bowerbird thought it might be useful to open up a page where we can share our reflections on this writing space. There has been a lovely energy around this initiative, which after all is only a week old. Together, in various discussion spaces (personal messenging, Slack, Twitter, conversation) people who in many cases have never met for real have worked through a number of technical difficulties and today the Bowerbird has been satisfying his curiosity by rummaging through the various bowers.

The first striking thing is the way in which we've each personalised our spaces - from

(My home appears to be missing but can be seen from this link:

6.4.19

I find this space, for the moment, at least, a great idea. It's renewed my writing energy and given me/made me develop more confidence in forward-facing writing. I love the rhizomatic framing, which means we have the freedom to explore/contribute/use whilst remaining fluid and not becoming crystalline as a formal 'group'. I think the different voices in cross/slant conversation because they share the same space are exciting, and offer exciting possibilities for collaborative writing. Thank-you bowerbird!

(I've swopped urban for a kind of post-industrial rural in the image - it's an old train line in the middle of a forest. Image-tag anyone?)