Origins of the Muse

Now that we’ve released a handful of episodes, and we’ve shared a little about where and when the creative muse began to grow for each of us, we decided to record and release T.’s novella inBLUE on a chapter by chapter basis, and send one chapter out every other week. So, you’ll get a regular episode of OOTM one week and a new chapter of inBLUE the following week, with all episodes being released on Wednesdays.

inBLUE is a sci-fi mystery novella the follows  multiple characters who are all connected because of a tragic event that took place in the 80s, and the choices that physicist Sophia Page Mitchell makes to try and correct the past.

The first chapter of inBLUE will be released on Wednesday, March 24.
We hope you listen and enjoy.

inBLUE  © T. Reilly, 2020
https://www.author-treilly.com/

Did you hear that? Yep, bumps in the night. Scary stories, horror show hosts, paranormal happenings, haunted shores and monstrous legends. In future episodes, Kim and T. will do a deeper dive into some of those darker inspirations that burrowed their way into the creative muse like an earwig. For now, they will drive the tour bus past some of those spooky attractions, circa 1980s.

Considering the origins of the muse wouldn't be sincere without recognizing the fears and anxieties of the time, and their impact on the art. Kim and T. take a look back at the regional and global issues that not only contributed to shaping the Generation X, many of those issues are still around today.

Kim and T.  take a look back at the three very different locales that made up their unique space growing up.  Put a pin on the map, then circle a radius that catches the city of Philadelphia, the Jersey Shore and a wooded mystery called the Pine Barrens, and you have an eclectic geography that sets the backdrop for future episodes and served to open up that creative muse wider to the possibilities. 

The journey is just beginning. Each episode, like this one, is a freeform conversation about the past in pursuit of those nuggets of inspiration that helped to shape their work.  Everything has an origin story...

Stick around at the end of each episode where Kim will dive a little deeper into one of the topics that her and T. talk about during the episode.

It all had to start somewhere. For podcast producer Kim Selby and author T. Reilly, the origins of the creative muse first sparked inside the walls of the video store, long before everything was on demand. To find that hidden gem of cinematic brilliance, an obscure indie, there was no way to scroll through images on a screen, you had to walk the aisles of small cardboard boxes with enticing artwork. Rows of mini movie posters competing for your attention.

So grab your laminated membership card, make sure your late fees are paid up, and take a trip back to when movie magic came from a VCR. And don’t forget to rewind.

From the 80s to the 90s:
Host Kim Selby and author T. Reilly talk about growing up outside of Philly, the time, the vibe, and the muse...

Join Kim and T., co-workers turned friends who, over time, discovered they grew up a couple of towns away from each other during the 80s and 90s, have similar tastes in film, music, and literature, and had similar experiences growing up in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Once they discovered these similarities and shared interests, they decided to sit down every week or so and go back and see if they could find the origins of their creative interests - all through the lens of growing up during that specific time in that specific area.

In this introductory episode, Kim and T. give a quick overview of what's to come on Origins of the Muse.