Fambles 2020 : YEAR OF THE ZOOM!

Extract from my contribution to

FAMBLES 2020 : THE YEAR OF THE ZOOM!

    Fambles, the zoom era.

    May you live in interesting times, someone once said to me. I thought they meant it as a kindness.

    Interesting Times, these are indeed, but not the jolly japes and mischief-filled escapades I had imagined the word ‘interesting’ referred to. There has a been a tsunami of change sweep across the world, and I have been finding it hard to keep treading water, when the media is a awash with great tides of social movement, cultural upheaval, public disapproval, and malicious political buffoonery.

    Keeping up to date on the latest developments is a task unto itself!

    Fambles began as a way for writers to come together, talk openly, discuss contentious topics, offer support, and give creative drive to other writers.

    A vital connection, when we often write in isolation, shut away from other creatives in our field.

    Now we are writing in isolation, in isolation.

    Zoom has been a fantastic tool in these Interesting Times to stay connected, though it removes a vital part of the process. Talking to a screen of several jabbering heads is draining, takes a new and specific form of concentration to remain afloat with, and can’t supply the familiar intimacy of simply occupying the same space as another Human Being.

The Year Of The Zoom! can be purchased HERE