Field of Streams
Janeen McCrae
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Audio readings of original writing from the creative newsletter, The Stream, written by Janeen McCrae and designed to inspire you to get out and make the thing. Subjects range from writing and art to just some generally odd stuff about what it is to be creative. Sometimes essays, sometimes humor, sometimes creative exercises.
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Are we not trees?
Part travelog, part love letter to trees, in this episode I take you on a seven-day motorcycle trip and wax poetic about the glory of the ancients (and how we are alike).Related links: Walk the…
How+L (Poem for Minneapolis)
Make art. Write history down. Sing the times. It is your job.Stay sane with Heather Cox Richardson. Read her Substack: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.comWatch YouTube:…
The Mark Maggiori Art Safari: Look at clouds from both sides. Now!
I'm a huge fan of what I call the "Art Safari" where you travel somewhere to go look at art and experience something creative. In today's episode, I talk about my first ever Art Safari in 2023 to go…
Bitching in a Forward Direction
On the healing powers of a gentle bicycle ride. One that is NOT for exercise purposes and simply for tootling about and enjoying the day.This is an audio reading of the post “Bitching in a Forward…
Catch of the Day
Inspired by the Japanese print style of Gyotaku ('fish print'), today I'm talking about how we all desire to leave an impression on others. What will yours look like?This is an audio reading of the…
Absolutely Sweet Dreams
I had a dream. Bob Dylan was in it. What does it all mean? Time for some armchair dream analysis. This is an audio reading of that post "Absolutely Sweet Dreams", published online on December 16,…
You cannot fact check poetry
If all poetry had to be fact checked before it got published, there would be no joy. The David Sedaris interview with Mike Birbiglia where he talks about The New Yorker fact checking his writing can…
The time it takes is the time it takes
Slow down. Don't get mad. There are things you can control and things you can't and you can't escape time. Lemme explain what I mean.This is an audio reading of the post "The time it takes is the…
I am not a brand. I am a body of work.
You are what you make. Listen in to ten minutes of me reframing what failure and success look like for me going forward, then launch into a spirited reading of my new mantra. If you want to skip…
If Your Heart Beats Like a Hammer, Find a Nail
Today I read a piece of my writing triggered by Justin Hawkins, frontman of The Darkness, describing a certain type of drummer as a "shed builder." I take that term and give it a positive spin in…
The Taste of Yuck: An Incomplete Oral History
Komodo dragons have an 'iron' coating on their teeth, protecting them and keeping 'em sharp. In today's episode, I make a connection between the idea of the damage negative emotions have on us and…
Take a hike
In a time of doomscrolling and constant distraction via the rectangles in our hands and the insanity of the churning of content butter it is ever more important to step away. In this episode, I urge…
Prime time in the time of Primus
On a warm night in Santa Cruz, California, I entered the Quarry Amphitheater at UCSC to watch one of my favorite bands, Primus, play as part of the “Onward and Upward” tour, 2025. It got me to…
The Book of Hurt, Now Available at your Local Library
Do the things that hurt us shape us? Should we try to forget or rewrite the hurt found in our personal histories so that it doesn’t continue to hurt us all our lives? What can we learn from our…
"Hello, You Have Reached the Plug and Play Connection Hotline"
Can we be taught how to connect with art, be it a painting, music, writing, or whatever? Let’s talk about it. LA Story “looking at art” scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsN40iv5nzgThis is an…
Resurrect Yourself Before you Wreck Yourself
Every day is a new day. An opportunity to hit the reset button on ourselves and be different than we were the day before. Let's talk about it!Bonus link: The cherries scene I mention from "The…
Appetite for Disruption
When things aren't sticking - when you're not breaking through - it can be tempting to try what others are doing. No! Don't be same same. Be you you. That's the real disruption. This is an audio…
The bird who must be aubade
An aubade is a parting song, often sung at dawn as lovers farewell. This idea of singing our loves away was the inspiration for this episode, where the love is our creation - our work - and we must…
The Steps in Between
Just like the 400 meter hurdles, you cannot complete a creative project without completing the steps in between. The Intelligencier article I reference in the intro “The Singular Beauty of the 400…
The calm before the storm within
Have we simply forgotten how to sit in the nothing of the moment? To sit in the silence without reaching for a phone? Sit. Take note of what's around you. Don't let frivolous things take you out of…
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Field of Streams has published 180 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Arts, Personal Journals.
Field of Streams is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 11m.
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