Field of Streams

Do foundational elements of a creative persona exist? As artists, do we use these elements - Air, Fire, Water, Earth, and Aether - and how does each element affect our creative style? Let's talk about it.

Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-elements/

This is an audio reading of the post "The Elements of Your Style" originally published on July 03, 2023. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/elements-of-your-style/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Do you know "The Swimming Song?" by Loudon Wainwright III? To me, it speaks of risk and the importance of taking risks and practice. The lessons in this song can so easily be applied to the creative process. Yes, you might drown, but if you practice, if you dive in, if you take the risk and swim around in the works of others and try new strokes for yourself, you will over time, master your craft. It's a metaphor!

Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-drown/

You can listen to the full song here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6scUEism6pBnY0IXYr8fw3?si=97b268d63b4947db

This is an audio reading of the post "Drowning in Excellence" originally published on February 19, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/drown/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Inspired by a Francis Bacon quote (the painter, not the philosopher), today I dig into the glitter of the mouth AKA words. Words can stick, so choose your words wisely.

Watch the behind the scenes video about the post here:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-ep-43-glitter/
(Some good links to Francis Bacon interviews there)

This is an audio reading of the post "The Glitter of the Mouth" originally published on February 12, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/glitter-mouth/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here 

As a TV-addicted Gen X kid, I can tell you that quicksand seemed like the greatest threat to humans out there. But what ever happened to using it as a plot device? Why is it a joke of a TV and movie trope? And how is it like the creative process? Let’s dig into it.

Slate story: Terra Firma: The The rise and fall of quicksand.

Watch the behind the scenes video about the post here:

This is an audio reading of the post "What ever happened to quicksand?" originally published on June 12, 2023. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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The first and last lines of a book are important. How you start and how you finish - it's like nailing that perfect first and last bite of a meal.

This is an audio reading of the post "The Last Bite Club" originally published on July 11, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/bite/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Did you know that the painting "Whistler's Mother" has a different name? More than that, the subject of the painting was not even supposed to be Whistler's mother, Anna at all? Tune in to listen to this story, and listen to me ponder what it feels like when you step out of the shadows and become, suddenly, the center of attention.

The story that inspired this post: "James McNeill Whistler painted his mother after the person he was supposed to paint didn’t show up"

Watch Behind the Streams and Themes of this episode:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-whistlers/

This is an audio reading of the post "It was Never Supposed to be Whistler's Mother" originally published on February 5, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/it-was-never-supposed-to-be-whistlers/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Oreology is the study of Oreo cookies - specifically the twist and fracture of them in a very scientific study conducted at MIT. Are we like Oreo cookies, being twisted and manipulated, all with a goal of one side getting all the creme? Let's talk about.

Do a deep dive into this episode and learn all about Oreology with my Behind the Streams (scenes) video on it.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-twist/

Here's a story on the study which inspired this whole thing
"Scientists Publish Breakthrough Study in Oreo-Splitting Research"

This is an audio reading of the post "A Not-So-Simple Twist of Fate” originally published on January 29, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/twist/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Pareidolia is the ability to see faces in things. Let's talk about the possible reasons as to why we see those faces. Is it something to do with the loneliness epidemic? 🤔

View the Behind the Streams theme video, where I do a deep dive into pareidolia and the why of it, here:
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-faces/

This is an audio reading of the post "About Face” originally published on January 15, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/about-face/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Listen in on the call between a potential buyer of some "idea fireworks" and the astute salesman in today's episode of Field of Streams.

Related: "Hello, I would like to purchase a high horse."
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/field-of-streams/id1689516809?i=1000644343522

This is an audio reading of the post "Idea Fireworks for Explosive Minds” originally published on July 4, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.
https://www.jumpinthestream.com/firework/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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Human is human. I don't know what else to say. Find some empathy and compassion, people! We can do it!

This is an audio reading of the post "What is Human?" originally published on June 27, 2022. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/human/

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About Field of Streams
This podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.'

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