Field of Streams

In this episode, a make the case that the period - or full stop, if that's what you call it - is like a portal to another world. This little punctuation mark is not just the declarative end to a sent…

“Mend carefully. / Think of mending the world at the same time." This episode was inspired by Yoko Ono's instructional artwork, Mend Piece, and the Japanese tradition of kintsugi. Take a listen and s…

What do you actually need to get attention? What do you need to keep going? When you don’t get it, how do you keep going? Is it bad to constantly monitor your analytics when no one is picking up what…

The first draft is rarely the final draft. This episode, inspired by a story showing the many drafts of an Elizabeth Bishop poem, a villanelle called "One Art", takes a meandering walk down a draft o…

Until 2022, I had never committed a New Year's Resolutions List to paper (digital or otherwise). This is the list I made that year. Old! I hear you say. Well, yes, but also worth revisiting. In this …

They say that for a story to be interesting it must have conflict. Is it the same with people? What if that conflict comes from within - the conflict of self? In this episode, it's Janeen vs. Janeen.…

In June 2023, after 20 years of living in the USA, I took my oath ceremony and became an American Citizen. The naturalization ceremony was - wait for it - a drive-thru affair - held in a parking lot …

Just because you've finished making something, doesn't mean there's no flavor to be found in the leftovers. This episode was inspired by people called 'sinkies' who eat leftovers over the sink. Your …

Forget PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, the true Pantone color of the year is straight out of left field and will make you feel like a gadzillion bucks. Take a listen and find out this late entry and winn…

Whether it's writer's block, creative block, or thought block, we all can get stuck during the process. The panic sets in. How do you move past it? Why does it happen? Should you throw it all in and …

Songs. I love them. But how on earth do you write one? Where do you start? This week, I dive into my various methods of attempting to figure out how to "catch" a song.

You can follow the songwriter I…

This is a story about my melanoma diagnosis. Let me stop you there and say this was a while back and I am, and remain, fine. Skin checks every six months since the cancer was removed and all is good …

Forget Playstations - what about something from the Human's Gift Guide to Being Human this holiday season? Marketing emails hit our inboxes with extreme violence at this time of year, suggesting gift…

How do you turn the kernel of an idea into something bigger? Or decide that it's not worth pursuing at all? In this episode, I explore the idea of letting your mind wander to help it figure out what …

What makes something a Masterpiece? Have you got one in you and if so, how are you going about getting it out of you? Let's talk about it.

The song: "When I Paint My Masterpiece - Studio Outtake 1971…

Does what you see in the mirror match the vision you have of yourself? What do you do if it doesn't? In this episode, we dig into how to approach body image and why you should stop playing the 'shell…

Why are we so hooked on nostalgia? Why do we want things to go back to the way they were and resist change? Was the past really that good? Let's discuss.

This is an audio reading of the post “Forged o…

It's easy to freeze and get set in old ways. Wake up! Don't stay frozen like a worm in the Siberian tundra. Defrost and get at it - there's work to be done.
 
Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in…

Grief is a slippery emotion. A slippery roller coaster. Written on the three-year-anniversary of my Mum’s passing back in 2022, in today’s episode, we take a look at what grief is and why, though it …

At the start of your life, you are given a box. You put stuff in. You take stuff out. Let's discuss how to get the balance right. 

Watch me talking about the inspirations and themes of this episode on…