Tuesday, February 7, 2017

THE NECESSARY CREATIVE PATH

           I have to say I was very surprised and pleased with how quick I got a response from the twitter bot. My question to @KairosHotBots was can you suggest or recommend bots that enjoy encouraging others. The two suggestions I received were not very helpful. The response leads me to think either my question was not good enough or encouraging others is not on the popular list. I truthfully believe there are several ways to encourage others. Encouragement can be weaved into statements, stories, songs, poems, etc.
           But aside from encouragement, a page I viewed seemed to give me some hope @SnowballPoetry. I could see how some poems could possibly be constructed from what I read even if I did not understand some of the tweets. I tapped into creativity. And speaking of creativity, I really enjoyed the Flickr activity. Based off the two stories I wrote Necessary Path and Escape, I really like Necessary Path. To be honest when I first started doing this activity, I was thinking about the link Sandy Brown Jensen shared with me. I did not have time to fully read the link though, and I made a deliberate decision not to finish reading it before I did this activity. I wanted to see what came out of me without being so consumed by how others said you should do it. But, I did know the story did not have to be long. Below is the aftermath!
          In conclusion, this week went well. I loved the comments I received on some of my blogs Wednesday night. I learned that people can sometimes make connections from the very elements that you thought hindered your work. I started trying to think about some questions for the twitter bot Friday. I sent one question Saturday, and I did a little investigation Saturday and Sunday. The stories were produced Monday night/early Tuesday morning.

Five Card Story: Necessary Path

a Networked Narratives story created by Quanesha

flickr photo by cogdogblog

flickr photo by cogdogblog

flickr photo by cogdogblog

flickr photo by cogdogblog

flickr photo by cogdogblog
Brook had to take the same path every day so she could get to the destination she was trying to reach. But, each day she tried to find something beautiful and different to reflect upon even if it was something as simple as a plant. What she found that propelled her to write a story reminded her of Christmas and her life. She was scattered but beautiful and thin but complete in her own unique way. She knew that the right man one day would see everything she saw within herself plus more. But until then, she was focused on her purpose and the road that led to it. She knew that only one person was in control/had the key. So, she lived each day reflecting, dreaming, and constructing stories.


Five Card Story: Escape

a Networked Narratives story created by Quanesha

flickr photo by cogdogblog

flickr photo by cogdogblog

flickr photo by Mind on Fire Photography

flickr photo by Mind on Fire Photography

flickr photo by cogdogblog
Hope loved music! Hope found a connection with every song even if her real life appeared to have no connection. She could spend hours sitting, watching the sun, and listening to music. Hope didn’t really care about how warm or cold it was. All she could think about was Christmas and Jesus. During this time, she enjoyed taking walks with others, resting at a peak, and then using some of that time to engage in prayer. She prayed for help, and she prayed about her road.
Inspired by: Travis Greene “Made a Way,” and Hezekiah Walker “Grateful”


4 comments:

  1. Great reflection .. I wonder about your first part -- it may be that the bot itself (I agree with you on it) is limited in the way it culls suggestions from its databased based on keywords in the tweet sent its way. So, not likely a weakness of your inquiry much as a weakness in the bot response structure (who knew there would even be such a thing!)
    ;)
    Kevin

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  2. I think it's great that you were recommended @SnowballPoetry! From having classes together, this seems to be right up your alley and I'd be interested to see any poems that result from the suggestions. That's a really cool way of using the bots.

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    1. Thanks Marissa! @SnowballPoetry was something I clicked on from @KairosHotBots page because I was curious. The bot recommended @everybird_ and @everycurd.

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