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# Re-Creative

A podcast about inspiration and creativity

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- [Episode 77: The Fly](https://re-creative.ca/the-fly/) - View on Zencastr The lads welcome back Timothy S. Johnston, who’s quickly becoming their resident SF monster movie expert. But not just any monster movie — only the best. Having previously dissected John Carpenter’s The Thing, Timothy returns to remind them of the brilliance of Canadian director David Cronenberg’s 1986 masterpiece The Fly on the occasion of its 40th-anniversary.
- [Episode 76: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park](https://re-creative.ca/poisoning-pigeons-in-the-park/) - View on Zencastr In this episode, we chat with Trevor Strong—writer, educator, and long-standing member of the musical comedy troupe The Arrogant Worms. Trevor introduces us to the musical comedy gem “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” by Tom Lehrer, a huge influence on Trevor’s own work. Trevor points out the song’s “gleeful” subversion of innocence as a
- [Episode 75: Judy Dench & Maggie Smith](https://re-creative.ca/judy-dench-maggie-smith/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by actor Judy Cormier to discuss the craft of acting and the actors who have inspired Judy in her own work. In her case, it’s the thespian craft of three heavyweights—Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, and Maggie Smith. Judy shares with us specific lessons she unearthed in Dench’s
- [Episode 74: Tess Martin and Yuri Norstein's Tale of Tales](https://re-creative.ca/tess-martin-and-yuri-norsteins-tale-of-tales/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark almost always challenge their guests to choose a piece of art to talk about. One that they love and that informs their own work. Tess Martin chose to discuss a film that had a huge impact on her and that continues to inspire her: Yuri Norstein’s Tale of Tales (1979), a complex,
- [Episode 73: The Daily Drum w/ Jenn Grant](https://re-creative.ca/the-daily-drum/) - View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, we talk to singer-songwriter Jenn Grant about coffee, smoothies, and a whole lot more, including the work of Mi’kmaq artist, Alan Syliboy. Jenn speaks passionately about her own journey with visual art and her admiration for Syliboy's work, including his daily drum series. [Pictured left.] She reflects on
- [Episode 14: The Overstory](https://re-creative.ca/the-overstory/) - View on Zencastr The Overstory is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel that had quite a meaningful and moving impact on this week's guest: the writer, naturalist and limnologist, Nina Munteanu. Nina considers herself an environmental activist and ecologist, and much of her fiction is written in a sub-genre of SF: eco-fiction. She's also a lover
- [Episode 13: George Carlin](https://re-creative.ca/george-carlin/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark talk to John Corcelli, author of Frank Zappa FAQ, about his latest book on George Carlin. The trio take a fascinating deep-dive into the work, life and genius of the comedian, actor, philosopher, social commentator, and just plain funny guy George Carlin. As is often the case on Re-Creative,
- [Episode 72: On Spec Magazine](https://re-creative.ca/on-spec/) - View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, we talk to Diane Walton, a founding member and long-time managing editor of On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic. On Spec is well known in Canadian speculative fiction circles (and beyond!) for publishing quality fiction and art from (largely but not exclusively) Canadian writers and artists. Prompted by one of
- [Episode 70: The Dark Tower](https://re-creative.ca/christopher-sweet-and-stephen-kings-the-dark-tower/) - View on Zencastr In this episode of Re-Creative, Joe and Mark talk to Christopher Sweet about, well, everything we could think of related to writing, books and publishing… including our darkest fears. We each have one! But you’ll have to listen to the episode to discover what they are. We explore Christopher’s love for Stephen
- [Episode 71: Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan](https://re-creative.ca/lynda-williams-and-edgar-rice-burroughs-tarzan/) - In this episode of Re-Creative, Joe and Mark dive into a fascinating conversation with author and publisher Lynda Williams, the "obscure Canadian Tolkien." Joining the lads from Prince George, B.C., Lynda shares how she balances her academic background in Artificial Intelligence with her sprawling, ten-novel epic, the Okal Rel saga. They explore Lynda’s unique approach
- [Episode: 69: Sherlock Jr.](https://re-creative.ca/sherlock-jr/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark welcome back writer and editor Ira Nayman, returning to Re-Creative for a third time -- we like him that much! Ira has returned to the podcast to discuss the work of actor, comedian and filmmaker Buster Keaton, in particular his stunning 1924 action/comedy Sherlock Jr., which Ira describes as
- [Episode 12: Children's Games](https://re-creative.ca/childrens-games/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe revisit childhood with Canadian author Arlene F. Marks, as they discuss the painting Children's Games, by Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Arlene explains why the painting is so important to her as a writer. Like the painting, which shows 230 children playing 83 different games of the
- [Episode 68: Haiku](https://re-creative.ca/episode-68-haiku/) - View on Zencastr Author and critic Michael Antman joins Joe and Mark for Michael's second appearance on Re-Creative. After discussing Michael's novel, Cherry Whip: the Twentieth Anniversary Edition, recently released by Donovan Street Press, which features a Japanese protagonist, Michael explains the origin of his love for Japanese culture. According to Michael, it all happened
- [Episode 43: Native Son](https://re-creative.ca/native-son/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by entrepreneur, cyclist and avid reader Ben Fox to discuss a book that had a huge impact on him. Native Son, by Richard Wright, was assigned to Ben as a senior in high school. "I hated it from the depths of my soul, but now this book
- [Episode 67: Seven Samurai](https://re-creative.ca/seven-samurai/) - The lads are joined by the writer, director and comic book artist and creator, Christian Gossett to discuss the groundbreaking film, Seven Samurai.
- [Episode 66: Ray Charles](https://re-creative.ca/ray-charles/) - View on Zencastr Spencer Evans is a working musician in Kingston, Ontario. He joins Mark and Joe to discuss the influence that Ray Charles had on him as piano player and entertainer, as well as the impact that Charles had on the history of music in America and the world. Spencer is an old pal
- [Episode 65: Billy Joel's Vienna](https://re-creative.ca/billy-joels-vienna/) - View on Zencastr Singer, podcaster and producer Lauren LoGrasso drops by to talk about one of her favorite pieces of music, Vienna, by Billy Joel. The song is having a bit of a renaissance for its age-positive message and it's had a huge influence on Lauren's own work in music. The Michigan State grad is
- [Episode 48: René Magritte](https://re-creative.ca/rene-magritte/) - View on Zencastr Author and critic Michael Antman joins Joe and Mark for a wide-ranging discussion about visual arts and writing. Michael started out as a poet. After switching to fiction, he's had two novels published by indie presses: Cherry Whip and Everything Solid Has A Shadow. He likes to explore themes of self-knowledge in
- [Episode 64: The Very Thought of You](https://re-creative.ca/the-very-thought-of-you/) - Joe and Mark are joined by Cathi Bond, Canadian writer, broadcaster and novelist.
- [Episode 63: Ruth Abernethy](https://re-creative.ca/ruth-abernethy/) - View on Zencastr Ruth Abernethy, sculptor of some of the most iconic public art in Canada, joins the podcast to discuss her work. Ruth has been a sculptor for more than thirty years, documenting in bronze many quintessential Canadian figures, such as Glenn Gould [pictured left], Oscar Peterson, and Margaret Atwood. Joe used to walk
- [Episode 62: Veronica Mars](https://re-creative.ca/veronica-mars/) - Independent filmmaker Jen Prince joins Mark and Joe to discuss one of her favorite shows, Veronica Mars.
- [Episode 61: The Chronicles of Amber](https://re-creative.ca/the-chronicles-of-amber/) - Author Peter Darbyshire joins the lads to champion the classic Roger Zelazny fantasy series, The Chronicles of Amber.
- [Episode 60: Ravi Shankar](https://re-creative.ca/ravi-shankar/) - Joe and Mark are joined by Christopher Guerin, poet and music aficionado, who is on the podcast to champion the classical Indian musician Ravi Shankar.
- [Episode 59: Soul Twin Messiah](https://re-creative.ca/soul-twin-messiah/) - Joe and Mark are joined by Evan Gary Hirsch and Kip Baldwin, who make up the duo Soul Twin Messiah (STM), who have an inspiring message of love and unity for the human family.
- [Episode 58: Yellowface](https://re-creative.ca/yellowface/) - View on Zencastr Editor and writer Robert Runte joins Mark and Joe on the podcast to encourage everyone to read R. F. Kuang's satire of the publishing industry, Yellowface. Robert is a long-term science fiction reader and for many years a reviewer and critic. That turned into a new role when one of the small
- [Episode 57: The Wire](https://re-creative.ca/the-wire/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark invite Tony Schwartz, a veteran freelance first assistant director and line producer for film and television, to make the case for why everyone should watch The Wire. Tony is currently producing his own projects. He's also on the faculty of the New York Film Academy, in Burbank. Because Joe
- [Episode 56: The Gates](https://re-creative.ca/the-gates/) - Mark and Joe are joined by the writer and broadcaster, Lisa Brandt, to discuss massive environmental art installation by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
- [Episode 55: War of the Worlds](https://re-creative.ca/war-of-the-worlds/) - Canadian science fiction writer Hugh Spencer joins the lads to talk about one of his favorite bits of audio – the original radio play of The War of the Worlds.
- [Episode 54: Nick Patterson](https://re-creative.ca/nick-patterson/) - Joe and Mark are joined by the writer Tom Bradley. 3:AM magazine described Tom as "... one of the most criminally underrated authors on the planet."
- [Episode 53: Little Shop of Horrors](https://re-creative.ca/little-shop-of-horrors/) - Actor and university friend of Mark, Blair Young joins the podcast to talk about life as a thespian. He also discusses the play that inspired him to become an actor and keeps him enthused about the profession.
- [Episode 52: The Versifier](https://re-creative.ca/the-versifier/) - Joe and Mark are joined by the famed cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling, from his studio in Torino (Turin), Italy. The discuss Primo Levi's prophetic AI, The Versifier.
- [Episode 51: Fahrenheit 451](https://re-creative.ca/fahrenheit-451/) - The lads are joined by writer and poet, Abigail Grimes, so they can discuss the classic Ray Bradbury novel, Fahrenheit 451.
- [Episode 50: Duck Soup](https://re-creative.ca/duck-soup/) - Writer and editor Ira Nayman returns to the podcast to help the lads appreciate and understand the early movies of the Marx Brothers, including Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, Monkey Business and Animal Crackers.
- [Episode 49: Alice in Wonderland](https://re-creative.ca/alice-in-wonderland/) - Mark and Joe are joined by author Jenn Thorson, who has written humor, humorous science fiction and two novels set in wonderland. They talk about the original Alice in Wonderland books by Lewis Carroll.
- [Episode 47: Chrono Trigger](https://re-creative.ca/chrono-trigger/) - Mark and Joe are thrilled to welcome Catherine Fitzsimmons to the show. She is the founder of Brain Lag, an acclaimed Canadian science fiction and fantasy press that has now published fifty books! They have a fascinating discussion about video games.
- [Episode 46: John Scalzi, The Prequel](https://re-creative.ca/john-scalzi-the-prequel/) - Joe and Mark listen to some fascinating interviews that Joe did in 2003 with John Scalzi and Larry Niven–and discuss their experiences of attending science fiction conventions.
- [Episode 45: Ambient Electronic Music](https://re-creative.ca/ambient-electronic-music/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by the super successful and super-fun science fiction writer, John Scalzi. Scalzi tells the lads about how he almost missed his first WorldCon, in Toronto, 2003, because he forget his passport at the airport. He rushed there just in time to sit on his first panel, where
- [Episode 44: Crab Village](https://re-creative.ca/crab-village/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe chat with the Canadian poet and science fiction doyenne, Candas Jane Dorsey. Candas is well-known in Canadian science fiction circles for her work as a novelist (Black Wine, A Paradigm of Earth) and editor-in-chief of The Books Collective, which included River, Slipstream and Tesseract Books. They start the conversation
- [Episode 2: The Mermaid's Tale](https://re-creative.ca/the-mermaids-tale/) - Mark and Joe host Re-Creative, a podcast about creativity in which creative people from all walks of life talk about the art that inspires them. Joe continues the conversation by introducing Mark to Canadian author D.G. Valdron's The Mermaid's Tale, a dark, compelling, and utterly original fantasy.
- [Episode 18: Maps & Music](https://re-creative.ca/maps-music/) - View on Zencastr This episode is a Re-Creative first, as Joe and Mark host two guests on the same show. Celu Amberstone and Paula Johanson are both writers and educators with a love of the natural world. They also both live in British Columbia. Paula's inspiration is the map, particularly a map of Salt Spring
- [Episode 9: A Grimm Night](https://re-creative.ca/a-grimm-night/) - Melissa Yuan-Innes joins hosts Mark and Joe to talk about A Grimm Night byTranscen|Dance Project, an interactive theatrical experience in which audiences are welcomed, masked and set free to roam explore a part of a dance version of Grimm's fairy tales.
- [Episode 42: Season Two Recap](https://re-creative.ca/season-two-recap/) - View on Zencastr It's a short episode this week as Joe and Mark finish up the second season of Re-Creative. Joe quizzes Mark on how he feels about the podcast so far, and whether he wants to continue. The answer is a resounding "yes!" So, what dream guests would Mark like to have on the
- [Episode 41: Planet of the Apes](https://re-creative.ca/planet-of-the-apes/) - View on Zencastr Mark kicks off the podcast with a diabolical question for Joe and their guest, renowned Canadian science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer. "If you could write – and consume – only one of these genres of science fiction, what would you pick? Space opera. Post-Apocalyptic. Or Cyberpunk?" Everyone has an answer and
- [Episode 40: Spider-Man](https://re-creative.ca/spider-man/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by a veritable Swiss Army Knife of writers, Mark Leiren-Young. Their guest has written in multiple genres and formats, including television, animation, journalism, comedy, theater, and film. And he loves him some Spider-Man. Oh, and Kurt Vonnegut too, so you know that Mark LY gets along with
- [Episode 39: Babylon 5](https://re-creative.ca/babylon-5/) - View on Zencastr The lads are joined by Noah Chinn, a Canadian writer of SFF, contemporary fiction and retro mysteries. (The latter two under the pen-name Noah J.D. Chinn.) Mark kicks off the podcast by asking Joe and Noah if there was anything weird happening to their hair in the 90s, which is also when
- [Episode 38: Doctor Who Fandom](https://re-creative.ca/doctor-who-fandom/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined this week by D.G. Valdron, a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. (And author of one of Joe's favorite books, The Mermaid's Tale.) The topic of this week's discussion is Doctor Who, in particular the expansive, creative and fascinating world of fan-produced films, plays and
- [Episode 37: Hear About It Later](https://re-creative.ca/hear-about-it-later/) - Rock journalist and biographer Steve Rosen joins Joe and Mark to talk about rock and roll. Specifically, they discuss the life and music of guitar legend, Edward Van Halen.
- [Episode 36: Al Christie's Know Thy Wife](https://re-creative.ca/al-christies-know-thy-wife/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by London, Ontario author and journalist, Mark Kearney, to talk about an early pioneer of Hollywood, Al Christie. (The one on the right in the photo.) Christie went to Hollywood in 1911, when it was just a village, some fruit trees and farms. "There had been a
- [Episode 35: Christmas Evil](https://re-creative.ca/christmas-evil/) - View on Zencastr Deck the halls with boughs of ... horror! Joe and Mark are joined by Jeff Preston, PhD, an associate professor of disability studies at King's University College. In addition to being a professor, Jeff is a webcomic creator, activist and co-host of the podcast Invalid Culture. Jeff's work is playful as well
- [Episode 34: Dirty Dancing](https://re-creative.ca/dirty-dancing/) - View on Zencastr The Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Tanya Davis, joins the lads to talk about the 1987 musical romance, Dirty Dancing. They open the conversation by talking about PEI, where both Tanya and Joe grew up. Mark was curious to know if they liked the bridge that connects the island province
- [Episode 33: The Thing](https://re-creative.ca/the-thing/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by Canadian writer of futuristic and contemporary mystery/thrillers, Timothy S. Johnston. They discuss the classic 1982 science fiction horror movie, The Thing. Directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, watching The Thing was a pivotal moment in Timothy's life. "It was a watershed moment for me!"
- [Episode 32: Doug and the Slugs](https://re-creative.ca/doug-and-the-slugs/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe are joined by documentary film maker Teresa Alfeld. She's made two docs (as well as short films), The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical and Doug and the Slugs and Me. Both of the co-hosts listened to (and loved) Doug and the Slugs when the Canadian band was popular
- [Episode 31: Paris in the 20s](https://re-creative.ca/paris-in-the-20s/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by beloved and bestselling Canadian author, Terry Fallis. Terry's fiction has won the Leacock Medal for Humour twice, and his debut novel, Best Laid Plans, won Canada Reads in 2011. The annual CBC competition had a huge impact on his sales figures for that novel: more than
- [Episode 30: The Plays of Edward de Vere](https://re-creative.ca/the-plays-of-edward-de-vere/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe are joined by the Canadian actor, director, producer and playwright, Saul Rubinek. They have a wide-ranging and educational conversation that they launch with the question: "Who was your favorite playwright." Saul answers Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, whom he believes (along with many others) wrote all
- [Episode 29: Machines of Loving Grace](https://re-creative.ca/machines-of-loving-grace/) - View on Zencastr In 1969, an undergraduate astronomy student at Caltech had the chance to hear the iconic American poet Richard Brautigan read "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace." [see poem below] That student was David Brin, and the utopian poem foretold a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) was a boon to
- [Episode 28: The Eye of Horus](https://re-creative.ca/the-eye-of-horus/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by Karina Bates, a potter from Omemee, Ontario. Karina takes the lads through a quick tour of what it's like the throw pots and other ceramics on the wheel. Her work tends to be functional and purposeful. "It's a nice feeling to have people hold up a
- [Episode 27: The Time Machine](https://re-creative.ca/the-time-machine/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe jump around in time with Nebula- and Hugo-Award winning author, Robert Charles Wilson. Robert brings H. G. Wells to the podcast, with a discussion of how fascinating it would be to see what happens in the future – an idea that had some impact on how he became a
- [Episode 26: The Camouflaged Piano](https://re-creative.ca/the-camouflaged-piano/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by the visual artist, Gerard Pas, to discuss the work of Greg Curnoe. Gerard was born in The Netherlands and immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was a boy. He first met Curnoe when he was an art student at H.B. Beal. Then he moved
- [Episode 21: Adventures in the Radio Trade (Live)](https://re-creative.ca/adventures-in-the-radio-trade/) - View on Zencastr To launch Joe's new book, Adventures in the Radio Trade, Mark and Joe talk to two of Joe's former CBC Radio colleagues Trish Thornton and Greg DeClute. Trish worked on Morningside for many years and Greg worked with Joe in Radio Drama and on The Vinyl Cafe. In this fun, spontaneous and
- [Episode 20: Songs of Innocence and of Experience](https://re-creative.ca/songs-of-innocence-and-of-experience/) - "We don't so much think about reality, we think reality." –Frank Faulk View on Zencastr Joe and Mark talk to the accomplished radio documentary maker Frank Faulk about Mr. Joy and Woe himself, William Blake. In this far-ranging and deep conversation we discover the impact that Blake's poetry and thought had on Frank's approach to
- [Episode 19: Grass](https://re-creative.ca/grass/) - "When you write science fiction you feed from the work of many other fantastic people." –Michèle Laframboise View on Zencastr Michèle found Sheri S. Tepper's Grass totally engrossing; she especially enjoyed the well-drawn secondary characters, the planet itself, which was like a character, and how she managed multiple story lines. Tepper started to write later
- [Episode 17: Powerpuff Girls](https://re-creative.ca/powerpuff-girls/) - View on Zencastr Writer and encyclopedist David Perlmutter takes Mark and Joe on a deep dive into the history of cartoons. Along the way they discuss what they grew up with in terms of cartoons – Smurfs and G.I. Joe for David, Bugs Bunny and The Flintstones for Joe and Mark – and how developments
- [Episode 16: Tunnel Vision](https://re-creative.ca/tunnel-vision/) - View on Zencastr When author and jazz singer Krista Wallace saw Tunnel Vision, a painting by Burnaby artist Jane Appleby [see below], she knew she had to buy it. "I walked around the corner, and I saw it, and I was just locked on," Wallace says. She was in the process of writing her first
- [Episode 15: Alien](https://re-creative.ca/alien/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by Tim Blackmore, an author and professor at Western University's Faculty of Information and Media Studies, in an engrossing discussion about the 1979 classic movie Alien. They take a deep dive into the design elements of the movie, which has inspired Blackmore in his own work and
- [Episode 11: Cat's Cradle](https://re-creative.ca/cats-cradle/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are flying without a guest this episode, as they discuss Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. They talk about Vonnegut's life, in particular his experiences during World War II; Vonnegut was captured during the Battle of Bulge and then lived through the firebombing of Dresden. They talk about how this
- [Episode 10: Lifeforce](https://re-creative.ca/lifeforce/) - View on Zencastr Sometime in the 80s, Hailey's Comet reappeared in the sky. About the same time, Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce appeared in theaters. Corey Redekop was never the same. He joins Mark and Joe to discuss the 1985 cult classic, directed by the man who also made such films as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist.
- [Episode 8: The Color of Light](https://re-creative.ca/the-color-of-light/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark talk to author Robert Chazz Chute about his work and one of his greatest influences, well-known author and screenwriter William Goldman, focussing on Goldman's novel The Color of Light. While many may recognize William Goldman's name as the screenwriter who wrote the Oscar-winning scripts for Butch Cassidy and the
- [Episode 7: Appalachian Spring](https://re-creative.ca/appalachian-spring/) - Joe and Mark discuss "the Dean of American Composers" Aaron Copland's seminal composition Appalachian Spring with one third of the Arrogant Worms, Michael McCormick.
- [Episode 6: O Lucky Man!](https://re-creative.ca/o-lucky-man/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe talk to author and former Amazing Stories editor Ira Nayman. The three have a wide-ranging and mind-bending conversation about the multiverse, theories of time travel, the nature of satire, and, of course, cannibalism. Nayman considers O Lucky Man! a "cinematic version of Candide." Directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring
- [Episode 5: The Traveler](https://re-creative.ca/the-traveler/) - Cape Breton speculative fiction writer Sherry D. Ramsey joins Mark and Joe to discuss a painting that has been "lost" to her, The Traveler.
- [Episode 4: Setting Day](https://re-creative.ca/setting-day/) - Joe and Mark chat with prodigious author and filmmaker Susan Rodgers about the oil painting, Setting Day.
- [Episode 3: Isle of the Dead](https://re-creative.ca/isle-of-the-dead/) - Joe and Mark talk to Canadian SFF writer Doug Smith about his work and a painting that has long inspired him: the Isle of the Dead.
- [Episode 25: Poets in Collaboration](https://re-creative.ca/poets-in-collaboration/) - View on Zencastr Penn Kemp, the former poet laureate of London, Ontario, joins Joe and Mark to discuss collaboration and poetry. They start with Penn's roots in visual arts – her father was the well-regarded London painter Jim Kemp – and how it became poetry, not painting, that sparked her muse. Though it's often seen
- [Episode 24: Akira](https://re-creative.ca/akira/) - View on Zencastr Mark and Joe chat with author Benoit Chartier about the anime film Akira. They begin with one of Mark's questions: what piece of technology frightens you? Benoit admits he isn't frightened by it, but he's annoyed by ChatGPT and other AI techs, because it may flood the market with crap books. As
- [Episode 23: Sonata Pathétique](https://re-creative.ca/sonata-pathetique/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by author, amateur musician and a pioneer in computer graphics research, Brian Wyvill. (And Joe's brother-in-law.) The trio have a fascinating conversation, beginning with Brian's love of mountaineering, rock climbing and diving, before moving on to talk about one of Brian's favourite pieces of music, Beethoven's Piano
- [Episode 22: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://re-creative.ca/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/) - View on Zencastr Joe and Mark join Matt Watts, writer, comedian and actor to discuss the classic radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTG). That's right, before it was a book or a movie, the Douglas Adams classic was a radio series on the BBC. They get into the nature of writing. What

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- [Home](https://re-creative.ca/) - A podcast about art that inspires Hosted by Joe Mahoney and Mark A. Rayner, Re-Creative is a podcast about creativity and the works that inspire it.
- [Current Season](https://re-creative.ca/current-season/) - Current Season [Season Four] Haiku Guest: Michael Antman Joe and Mark talk to Michael Antman about the recent release of his novel Cherry Whip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition, the origins of his love for Japanese culture, and his passion for haiku. Episode Sixty-Eight Sherlock Jr. Guest: Ira Nayman Joe and Mark welcome back writer and editor
- [Past Seasons](https://re-creative.ca/past-seasons/) - Past Seasons [Listed by show number, guest and topic] Season One Episodes 1-21 Mark A. Rayner (Star Wars) Joe Mahoney (The Mermaid's Tale) Douglas Smith (Isle of the Dead) Susan Rodgers (Setting Day) Sherry Ramsey (The Traveler) Ira Nayman (O Lucky Man!) Mike McCormick (Appalachian Spring) Robert Chazz Chute (The Color of Light) Melissa Yuan-Innes
- [Season Four](https://re-creative.ca/2383-2/) - Current Season [Season Four] Haiku Guest: Michael Antman Joe and Mark talk to Michael Antman about the recent release of his novel Cherry Whip: Twentieth Anniversary Edition, the origins of his love for Japanese culture, and his passion for haiku. Episode Sixty-Eight Sherlock Jr. Guest: Ira Nayman TBA Episode Sixty-Nine TBA Guest: Christopher Sweet TBA
- [Season Three](https://re-creative.ca/past-seasons/season-three/) - Season Three Native Son Guest: Ben Fox Joe and Mark talk to Ben Fox, entrepreneur and creator of the book discovery site, Shepherd. They discuss the classic, Native Son, by Richard Wright and the impact it had on a teenage Ben. Episode Forty-Three Crab Village Guest: Candas Jane Dorsey Mark and Joe are joined by
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- [movies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/movies/)
- [star wars](https://re-creative.ca/tag/star-wars/)
- [books](https://re-creative.ca/tag/books/)
- [novels](https://re-creative.ca/tag/novels/)
- [fantasy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/fantasy/)
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- [horror](https://re-creative.ca/tag/horror/)
- [detectives](https://re-creative.ca/tag/detectives/)
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- [othering](https://re-creative.ca/tag/othering/)
- [compassion](https://re-creative.ca/tag/compassion/)
- [success](https://re-creative.ca/tag/success/)
- [what makes things popular](https://re-creative.ca/tag/what-makes-things-popular/)
- [popularity](https://re-creative.ca/tag/popularity/)
- [visual arts](https://re-creative.ca/tag/visual-arts/)
- [paintings](https://re-creative.ca/tag/paintings/)
- [famous paintings](https://re-creative.ca/tag/famous-paintings/)
- [Arnold Böcklin](https://re-creative.ca/tag/arnold-bocklin/)
- [award winning](https://re-creative.ca/tag/award-winning/)
- [aurora award](https://re-creative.ca/tag/aurora-award/)
- [joseph w. campbell award](https://re-creative.ca/tag/joseph-w-campbell-award/)
- [roger zelazny](https://re-creative.ca/tag/roger-zelazny/)
- [canadian writer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-writer/)
- [canadian SFF writer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-sff-writer/)
- [urban fantasy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/urban-fantasy/)
- [book](https://re-creative.ca/tag/book/)
- [prince edward island](https://re-creative.ca/tag/prince-edward-island/)
- [Scott O'Neil](https://re-creative.ca/tag/scott-oneil/)
- [Susan Rodgers](https://re-creative.ca/tag/susan-rodgers/)
- [Still Water](https://re-creative.ca/tag/still-water/)
- [Borsos Awards](https://re-creative.ca/tag/borsos-awards/)
- [Drifters](https://re-creative.ca/tag/drifters/)
- [Drifters Series](https://re-creative.ca/tag/drifters-series/)
- [the traveler](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-traveler/)
- [the seventh crow](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-seventh-crow/)
- [sherry d. ramsey](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sherry-d-ramsey/)
- [speculative fiction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/speculative-fiction/)
- [science fiction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/science-fiction/)
- [canada](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canada/)
- [cape breton](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cape-breton/)
- [nova scotia](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nova-scotia/)
- [crows](https://re-creative.ca/tag/crows/)
- [crow](https://re-creative.ca/tag/crow/)
- [corvid](https://re-creative.ca/tag/corvid/)
- [raven](https://re-creative.ca/tag/raven/)
- [ravens](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ravens/)
- [mythology](https://re-creative.ca/tag/mythology/)
- [satire](https://re-creative.ca/tag/satire/)
- [satirical](https://re-creative.ca/tag/satirical/)
- [humor](https://re-creative.ca/tag/humor/)
- [humour](https://re-creative.ca/tag/humour/)
- [candide](https://re-creative.ca/tag/candide/)
- [voltaire](https://re-creative.ca/tag/voltaire/)
- [jonathan swift](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jonathan-swift/)
- [swift](https://re-creative.ca/tag/swift/)
- [a modest proposal](https://re-creative.ca/tag/a-modest-proposal/)
- [lindsay anderson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/lindsay-anderson/)
- [malcolm mcdowell](https://re-creative.ca/tag/malcolm-mcdowell/)
- [o lucky man](https://re-creative.ca/tag/o-lucky-man/)
- [if](https://re-creative.ca/tag/if/)
- [britannia hospital](https://re-creative.ca/tag/britannia-hospital/)
- [multiverse](https://re-creative.ca/tag/multiverse/)
- [time travel](https://re-creative.ca/tag/time-travel/)
- [les pages aux folles](https://re-creative.ca/tag/les-pages-aux-folles/)
- [ira nayman](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ira-nayman/)
- [ira](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ira/)
- [nayman](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nayman/)
- [aaron copland](https://re-creative.ca/tag/aaron-copland/)
- [appalachian spring](https://re-creative.ca/tag/appalachian-spring/)
- [symphonic music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/symphonic-music/)
- [classical music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/classical-music/)
- [composers](https://re-creative.ca/tag/composers/)
- [comedy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/comedy/)
- [humorous music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/humorous-music/)
- [humourous music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/humourous-music/)
- [I AM COW](https://re-creative.ca/tag/i-am-cow/)
- [fart jokes](https://re-creative.ca/tag/fart-jokes/)
- [mike mccormick](https://re-creative.ca/tag/mike-mccormick/)
- [the arrogant worms](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-arrogant-worms/)
- [arrogant worms](https://re-creative.ca/tag/arrogant-worms/)
- [robert chazz chute](https://re-creative.ca/tag/robert-chazz-chute/)
- [this plague of days](https://re-creative.ca/tag/this-plague-of-days/)
- [william goldman](https://re-creative.ca/tag/william-goldman/)
- [endemic](https://re-creative.ca/tag/endemic/)
- [the color of light](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-color-of-light/)
- [hollywood](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hollywood/)
- [dance](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dance/)
- [theatre](https://re-creative.ca/tag/theatre/)
- [environmental theatre](https://re-creative.ca/tag/environmental-theatre/)
- [immersive theatre](https://re-creative.ca/tag/immersive-theatre/)
- [interactive theatre](https://re-creative.ca/tag/interactive-theatre/)
- [masks](https://re-creative.ca/tag/masks/)
- [Grimm](https://re-creative.ca/tag/grimm/)
- [Grimm's fairy tales](https://re-creative.ca/tag/grimms-fairy-tales/)
- [Melissa Yuan-Innes](https://re-creative.ca/tag/melissa-yuan-innes/)
- [Melissa Yi](https://re-creative.ca/tag/melissa-yi/)
- [White Lightning](https://re-creative.ca/tag/white-lightning/)
- [The Shapes of Wrath](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-shapes-of-wrath/)
- [lifeforce](https://re-creative.ca/tag/lifeforce/)
- [director tobe hooper](https://re-creative.ca/tag/director-tobe-hooper/)
- [space vampires](https://re-creative.ca/tag/space-vampires/)
- [weird](https://re-creative.ca/tag/weird/)
- [hammer films](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hammer-films/)
- [quatermass](https://re-creative.ca/tag/quatermass/)
- [dan o'bannon](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dan-obannon/)
- [corey redekop](https://re-creative.ca/tag/corey-redekop/)
- [kurt vonnegut](https://re-creative.ca/tag/kurt-vonnegut/)
- [cat's cradle](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cats-cradle/)
- [slaughterhouse 5](https://re-creative.ca/tag/slaughterhouse-5/)
- [breakfast of champions](https://re-creative.ca/tag/breakfast-of-champions/)
- [kurt vonnegut JR](https://re-creative.ca/tag/kurt-vonnegut-jr/)
- [ice nine](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ice-nine/)
- [dresden](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dresden/)
- [Pieter Bruegel the Elder](https://re-creative.ca/tag/pieter-bruegel-the-elder/)
- [arlene f. marks](https://re-creative.ca/tag/arlene-f-marks/)
- [flemish painter](https://re-creative.ca/tag/flemish-painter/)
- [flemish painting](https://re-creative.ca/tag/flemish-painting/)
- [flemish renaissance](https://re-creative.ca/tag/flemish-renaissance/)
- [renaissance](https://re-creative.ca/tag/renaissance/)
- [children's games](https://re-creative.ca/tag/childrens-games/)
- [sic transit terra](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sic-transit-terra/)
- [writing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/writing/)
- [science ficiton](https://re-creative.ca/tag/science-ficiton/)
- [canadian science fiction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-science-fiction/)
- [stand up comedy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/stand-up-comedy/)
- [comedians](https://re-creative.ca/tag/comedians/)
- [george carlin](https://re-creative.ca/tag/george-carlin/)
- [jester](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jester/)
- [foole](https://re-creative.ca/tag/foole/)
- [class clown](https://re-creative.ca/tag/class-clown/)
- [poet](https://re-creative.ca/tag/poet/)
- [philosopher](https://re-creative.ca/tag/philosopher/)
- [john corcelli](https://re-creative.ca/tag/john-corcelli/)
- [cbc](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cbc/)
- [radio](https://re-creative.ca/tag/radio/)
- [dj](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dj/)
- [the overstory](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-overstory/)
- [richard powers](https://re-creative.ca/tag/richard-powers/)
- [pulitzer prize](https://re-creative.ca/tag/pulitzer-prize/)
- [nina munteanu](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nina-munteanu/)
- [limnology](https://re-creative.ca/tag/limnology/)
- [the duff](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-duff/)
- [ecology](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ecology/)
- [naturalist](https://re-creative.ca/tag/naturalist/)
- [nature](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nature/)
- [trees](https://re-creative.ca/tag/trees/)
- [redwoods](https://re-creative.ca/tag/redwoods/)
- [overstory](https://re-creative.ca/tag/overstory/)
- [understory](https://re-creative.ca/tag/understory/)
- [alien](https://re-creative.ca/tag/alien/)
- [aliens](https://re-creative.ca/tag/aliens/)
- [film](https://re-creative.ca/tag/film/)
- [cinema](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cinema/)
- [movie](https://re-creative.ca/tag/movie/)
- [classic movies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/classic-movies/)
- [design](https://re-creative.ca/tag/design/)
- [graphic design](https://re-creative.ca/tag/graphic-design/)
- [industrial design](https://re-creative.ca/tag/industrial-design/)
- [semiotics](https://re-creative.ca/tag/semiotics/)
- [dan obannon](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dan-obannon-2/)
- [Roy Cobb](https://re-creative.ca/tag/roy-cobb/)
- [science fiction film design](https://re-creative.ca/tag/science-fiction-film-design/)
- [jazz](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jazz/)
- [singer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/singer/)
- [singing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/singing/)
- [animation](https://re-creative.ca/tag/animation/)
- [Craic McCracken](https://re-creative.ca/tag/craic-mccracken/)
- [Powerpuff Girls](https://re-creative.ca/tag/powerpuff-girls/)
- [Flintstones](https://re-creative.ca/tag/flintstones/)
- [Bugs Bunny](https://re-creative.ca/tag/bugs-bunny/)
- [Road Runner](https://re-creative.ca/tag/road-runner/)
- [cartoons](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cartoons/)
- [televsion history](https://re-creative.ca/tag/televsion-history/)
- [television](https://re-creative.ca/tag/television/)
- [geography](https://re-creative.ca/tag/geography/)
- [the land](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-land/)
- [indigenous](https://re-creative.ca/tag/indigenous/)
- [song](https://re-creative.ca/tag/song/)
- [music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/music/)
- [tonal](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tonal/)
- [maps](https://re-creative.ca/tag/maps/)
- [old maps](https://re-creative.ca/tag/old-maps/)
- [heritage](https://re-creative.ca/tag/heritage/)
- [sheri s. tepper](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sheri-s-tepper/)
- [Michèle Laframboise](https://re-creative.ca/tag/michele-laframboise/)
- [trillium award](https://re-creative.ca/tag/trillium-award/)
- [trillium book award](https://re-creative.ca/tag/trillium-book-award/)
- [self-publishing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/self-publishing/)
- [indie publishing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/indie-publishing/)
- [cbc radio](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cbc-radio/)
- [joe mahoney](https://re-creative.ca/tag/joe-mahoney/)
- [greg declute](https://re-creative.ca/tag/greg-declute/)
- [trish thornton](https://re-creative.ca/tag/trish-thornton/)
- [sound](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sound/)
- [engineering](https://re-creative.ca/tag/engineering/)
- [recording](https://re-creative.ca/tag/recording/)
- [technology](https://re-creative.ca/tag/technology/)
- [memoir](https://re-creative.ca/tag/memoir/)
- [douglas adams](https://re-creative.ca/tag/douglas-adams/)
- [hitchhikers guide to the galaxy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/)
- [matt watts](https://re-creative.ca/tag/matt-watts/)
- [radio drama](https://re-creative.ca/tag/radio-drama/)
- [beethoven](https://re-creative.ca/tag/beethoven/)
- [Sonata Pathétique](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sonata-pathetique/)
- [Piano Sonata No. 8](https://re-creative.ca/tag/piano-sonata-no-8/)
- [napoleon](https://re-creative.ca/tag/napoleon/)
- [time travel books](https://re-creative.ca/tag/time-travel-books/)
- [history](https://re-creative.ca/tag/history/)
- [historical fiction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/historical-fiction/)
- [extreme sports](https://re-creative.ca/tag/extreme-sports/)
- [mountaineering](https://re-creative.ca/tag/mountaineering/)
- [climbing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/climbing/)
- [diving](https://re-creative.ca/tag/diving/)
- [cyberpunk](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cyberpunk/)
- [benoit chartier](https://re-creative.ca/tag/benoit-chartier/)
- [spectrum series](https://re-creative.ca/tag/spectrum-series/)
- [red nexus](https://re-creative.ca/tag/red-nexus/)
- [blue node](https://re-creative.ca/tag/blue-node/)
- [green nexus](https://re-creative.ca/tag/green-nexus/)
- [Akira](https://re-creative.ca/tag/akira/)
- [anime](https://re-creative.ca/tag/anime/)
- [Katshurio Otomo](https://re-creative.ca/tag/katshurio-otomo/)
- [japan](https://re-creative.ca/tag/japan/)
- [Greg Curnoe](https://re-creative.ca/tag/greg-curnoe/)
- [Gerard Pas](https://re-creative.ca/tag/gerard-pas/)
- [The Camouflaged Piano](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-camouflaged-piano/)
- [painting](https://re-creative.ca/tag/painting/)
- [artwork](https://re-creative.ca/tag/artwork/)
- [canadian art](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-art/)
- [canadian identity](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-identity/)
- [robert charles wilson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/robert-charles-wilson/)
- [H.G. Wells](https://re-creative.ca/tag/h-g-wells/)
- [The Time Machine](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-time-machine/)
- [Science](https://re-creative.ca/tag/science/)
- [geology](https://re-creative.ca/tag/geology/)
- [biology](https://re-creative.ca/tag/biology/)
- [evolution](https://re-creative.ca/tag/evolution/)
- [agnosticism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/agnosticism/)
- [athiesm](https://re-creative.ca/tag/athiesm/)
- [theism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/theism/)
- [reality](https://re-creative.ca/tag/reality/)
- [pottery](https://re-creative.ca/tag/pottery/)
- [ceramics](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ceramics/)
- [pots](https://re-creative.ca/tag/pots/)
- [plates](https://re-creative.ca/tag/plates/)
- [mugs](https://re-creative.ca/tag/mugs/)
- [cups](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cups/)
- [clay](https://re-creative.ca/tag/clay/)
- [physics](https://re-creative.ca/tag/physics/)
- [chemistry](https://re-creative.ca/tag/chemistry/)
- [throwing a pot](https://re-creative.ca/tag/throwing-a-pot/)
- [eye of horus](https://re-creative.ca/tag/eye-of-horus/)
- [ancient egypt](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ancient-egypt/)
- [maker's mark](https://re-creative.ca/tag/makers-mark/)
- [karina bates](https://re-creative.ca/tag/karina-bates/)
- [shakespeare](https://re-creative.ca/tag/shakespeare/)
- [edward de vere](https://re-creative.ca/tag/edward-de-vere/)
- [plays](https://re-creative.ca/tag/plays/)
- [playwrights](https://re-creative.ca/tag/playwrights/)
- [shttl](https://re-creative.ca/tag/shttl/)
- [jewish heritage](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jewish-heritage/)
- [the holocaust](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-holocaust/)
- [WWII](https://re-creative.ca/tag/wwii/)
- [Yiddish](https://re-creative.ca/tag/yiddish/)
- [paris](https://re-creative.ca/tag/paris/)
- [paris in the 20s](https://re-creative.ca/tag/paris-in-the-20s/)
- [1920s paris](https://re-creative.ca/tag/1920s-paris/)
- [ernest hemingway](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ernest-hemingway/)
- [f. scott fitzgerald](https://re-creative.ca/tag/f-scott-fitzgerald/)
- [morley callaghan](https://re-creative.ca/tag/morley-callaghan/)
- [terry fallis](https://re-creative.ca/tag/terry-fallis/)
- [best laid plans](https://re-creative.ca/tag/best-laid-plans/)
- [canada reads](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canada-reads/)
- [leacock medal](https://re-creative.ca/tag/leacock-medal/)
- [bestselling](https://re-creative.ca/tag/bestselling/)
- [canadian](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian/)
- [canadian writers](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-writers/)
- [doug and the slugs](https://re-creative.ca/tag/doug-and-the-slugs/)
- [doug bennett](https://re-creative.ca/tag/doug-bennett/)
- [the 80s](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-80s/)
- [the eighties](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-eighties/)
- [indie music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/indie-music/)
- [vancouver](https://re-creative.ca/tag/vancouver/)
- [cbc gem](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cbc-gem/)
- [john carpenter](https://re-creative.ca/tag/john-carpenter/)
- [the thing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-thing/)
- [john carpenter's the thing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/john-carpenters-the-thing/)
- [timothy s. johnston](https://re-creative.ca/tag/timothy-s-johnston/)
- [monster movies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/monster-movies/)
- [agatha christie](https://re-creative.ca/tag/agatha-christie/)
- [murder mysteries](https://re-creative.ca/tag/murder-mysteries/)
- [tanya davis](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tanya-davis/)
- [poet laureate](https://re-creative.ca/tag/poet-laureate/)
- [pei](https://re-creative.ca/tag/pei/)
- [poetry](https://re-creative.ca/tag/poetry/)
- [performance poetry](https://re-creative.ca/tag/performance-poetry/)
- [performance poet](https://re-creative.ca/tag/performance-poet/)
- [musician](https://re-creative.ca/tag/musician/)
- [otis redding](https://re-creative.ca/tag/otis-redding/)
- [dirty dancing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dirty-dancing/)
- [christmas evil](https://re-creative.ca/tag/christmas-evil/)
- [disability](https://re-creative.ca/tag/disability/)
- [disability studies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/disability-studies/)
- [the problem with normal](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-problem-with-normal/)
- [santa](https://re-creative.ca/tag/santa/)
- [santa claus](https://re-creative.ca/tag/santa-claus/)
- [bad movies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/bad-movies/)
- [cult movies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cult-movies/)
- [john waters](https://re-creative.ca/tag/john-waters/)
- [jeff preston](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jeff-preston/)
- [jeffrey preston](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jeffrey-preston/)
- [al christie](https://re-creative.ca/tag/al-christie/)
- [know thy wife](https://re-creative.ca/tag/know-thy-wife/)
- [mark kearney](https://re-creative.ca/tag/mark-kearney/)
- [early hollywood history](https://re-creative.ca/tag/early-hollywood-history/)
- [hollywood pioneer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hollywood-pioneer/)
- [london](https://re-creative.ca/tag/london/)
- [london ontario](https://re-creative.ca/tag/london-ontario/)
- [van halen](https://re-creative.ca/tag/van-halen/)
- [eddie van halen](https://re-creative.ca/tag/eddie-van-halen/)
- [edward van halen](https://re-creative.ca/tag/edward-van-halen/)
- [steve rosen](https://re-creative.ca/tag/steve-rosen/)
- [rock music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rock-music/)
- [metal bands](https://re-creative.ca/tag/metal-bands/)
- [1970s](https://re-creative.ca/tag/1970s/)
- [1980s](https://re-creative.ca/tag/1980s/)
- [biography](https://re-creative.ca/tag/biography/)
- [rock journalism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rock-journalism/)
- [guitars](https://re-creative.ca/tag/guitars/)
- [electric guitars](https://re-creative.ca/tag/electric-guitars/)
- [doctor who](https://re-creative.ca/tag/doctor-who/)
- [fandom](https://re-creative.ca/tag/fandom/)
- [doctor who fandom](https://re-creative.ca/tag/doctor-who-fandom/)
- [a pirate's history to doctor who](https://re-creative.ca/tag/a-pirates-history-to-doctor-who/)
- [dg valdron](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dg-valdron/)
- [den valdron](https://re-creative.ca/tag/den-valdron/)
- [babylon 5](https://re-creative.ca/tag/babylon-5/)
- [the expanse](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-expanse/)
- [90s](https://re-creative.ca/tag/90s/)
- [big hair](https://re-creative.ca/tag/big-hair/)
- [episodic television](https://re-creative.ca/tag/episodic-television/)
- [narrative television](https://re-creative.ca/tag/narrative-television/)
- [sff](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sff/)
- [comic books](https://re-creative.ca/tag/comic-books/)
- [spider-man](https://re-creative.ca/tag/spider-man/)
- [stan lee](https://re-creative.ca/tag/stan-lee/)
- [batman](https://re-creative.ca/tag/batman/)
- [marvel](https://re-creative.ca/tag/marvel/)
- [dc](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dc/)
- [marvel universe](https://re-creative.ca/tag/marvel-universe/)
- [dc universe](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dc-universe/)
- [storytelling](https://re-creative.ca/tag/storytelling/)
- [orca](https://re-creative.ca/tag/orca/)
- [endangered species](https://re-creative.ca/tag/endangered-species/)
- [climate change](https://re-creative.ca/tag/climate-change/)
- [environmentalism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/environmentalism/)
- [mark leiren-young](https://re-creative.ca/tag/mark-leiren-young/)
- [planet of the apes](https://re-creative.ca/tag/planet-of-the-apes/)
- [rob sawyer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rob-sawyer/)
- [genres of science fiction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/genres-of-science-fiction/)
- [space opera](https://re-creative.ca/tag/space-opera/)
- [post-apocalyptic](https://re-creative.ca/tag/post-apocalyptic/)
- [robert j. sawyer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/robert-j-sawyer/)
- [scifi](https://re-creative.ca/tag/scifi/)
- [canada health care](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canada-health-care/)
- [tom hanks](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tom-hanks/)
- [recap](https://re-creative.ca/tag/recap/)
- [debrief](https://re-creative.ca/tag/debrief/)
- [end of season two](https://re-creative.ca/tag/end-of-season-two/)
- [native son](https://re-creative.ca/tag/native-son/)
- [richard wright](https://re-creative.ca/tag/richard-wright/)
- [ben fox](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ben-fox/)
- [shepherd](https://re-creative.ca/tag/shepherd/)
- [book discovery](https://re-creative.ca/tag/book-discovery/)
- [old bookstores](https://re-creative.ca/tag/old-bookstores/)
- [systematic racism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/systematic-racism/)
- [1930s](https://re-creative.ca/tag/1930s/)
- [chicago](https://re-creative.ca/tag/chicago/)
- [reading](https://re-creative.ca/tag/reading/)
- [childhood reading](https://re-creative.ca/tag/childhood-reading/)
- [children's books](https://re-creative.ca/tag/childrens-books/)
- [language](https://re-creative.ca/tag/language/)
- [crab village](https://re-creative.ca/tag/crab-village/)
- [julia clark](https://re-creative.ca/tag/julia-clark/)
- [alberta](https://re-creative.ca/tag/alberta/)
- [electronic music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/electronic-music/)
- [composition](https://re-creative.ca/tag/composition/)
- [hobby](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hobby/)
- [world science fiction convention](https://re-creative.ca/tag/world-science-fiction-convention/)
- [worldcon](https://re-creative.ca/tag/worldcon/)
- [torcon3](https://re-creative.ca/tag/torcon3/)
- [john scalzi](https://re-creative.ca/tag/john-scalzi/)
- [video games](https://re-creative.ca/tag/video-games/)
- [nintendo](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nintendo/)
- [chrono trigger](https://re-creative.ca/tag/chrono-trigger/)
- [final fantasy VI](https://re-creative.ca/tag/final-fantasy-vi/)
- [games](https://re-creative.ca/tag/games/)
- [interatction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/interatction/)
- [narrative](https://re-creative.ca/tag/narrative/)
- [René Magritte](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rene-magritte/)
- [michael antman](https://re-creative.ca/tag/michael-antman/)
- [2001: A Space Odyssey](https://re-creative.ca/tag/2001-a-space-odyssey/)
- [Chicago Art institute](https://re-creative.ca/tag/chicago-art-institute/)
- [everything solid has a shadow](https://re-creative.ca/tag/everything-solid-has-a-shadow/)
- [cherry whip](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cherry-whip/)
- [surrealism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/surrealism/)
- [surreal](https://re-creative.ca/tag/surreal/)
- [absurdism](https://re-creative.ca/tag/absurdism/)
- [black and white movies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/black-and-white-movies/)
- [marx brothers](https://re-creative.ca/tag/marx-brothers/)
- [alice in wonderland](https://re-creative.ca/tag/alice-in-wonderland/)
- [through the looking-glass](https://re-creative.ca/tag/through-the-looking-glass/)
- [lewis carroll](https://re-creative.ca/tag/lewis-carroll/)
- [charles dodgson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/charles-dodgson/)
- [jenn thorson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jenn-thorson/)
- [abigail grimes](https://re-creative.ca/tag/abigail-grimes/)
- [caycie thompson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/caycie-thompson/)
- [erotica](https://re-creative.ca/tag/erotica/)
- [ray bradbury](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ray-bradbury/)
- [classic science fiction](https://re-creative.ca/tag/classic-science-fiction/)
- [fahrenheit 451](https://re-creative.ca/tag/fahrenheit-451/)
- [bruce sterling](https://re-creative.ca/tag/bruce-sterling/)
- [technological art](https://re-creative.ca/tag/technological-art/)
- [primo levi](https://re-creative.ca/tag/primo-levi/)
- [turino](https://re-creative.ca/tag/turino/)
- [torino](https://re-creative.ca/tag/torino/)
- [blair young](https://re-creative.ca/tag/blair-young/)
- [actor](https://re-creative.ca/tag/actor/)
- [acting](https://re-creative.ca/tag/acting/)
- [little shop of horrors](https://re-creative.ca/tag/little-shop-of-horrors/)
- [tom bradley](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tom-bradley/)
- [nick patterson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nick-patterson/)
- [illustration](https://re-creative.ca/tag/illustration/)
- [art](https://re-creative.ca/tag/art/)
- [artist](https://re-creative.ca/tag/artist/)
- [china](https://re-creative.ca/tag/china/)
- [cultural revolution](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cultural-revolution/)
- [exile](https://re-creative.ca/tag/exile/)
- [expatriot](https://re-creative.ca/tag/expatriot/)
- [orson welles](https://re-creative.ca/tag/orson-welles/)
- [hg wells](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hg-wells/)
- [the war of the worlds](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-war-of-the-worlds/)
- [hugh spencer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/hugh-spencer/)
- [extreme dentistry](https://re-creative.ca/tag/extreme-dentistry/)
- [Christo Yavacheff](https://re-creative.ca/tag/christo-yavacheff/)
- [Jeanne-Claude](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jeanne-claude/)
- [christo and jeanne-claude](https://re-creative.ca/tag/christo-and-jeanne-claude/)
- [the gates](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-gates/)
- [wrapping stuff](https://re-creative.ca/tag/wrapping-stuff/)
- [lisa brandt](https://re-creative.ca/tag/lisa-brandt/)
- [voiceover](https://re-creative.ca/tag/voiceover/)
- [central park](https://re-creative.ca/tag/central-park/)
- [new york city](https://re-creative.ca/tag/new-york-city/)
- [golden age of television](https://re-creative.ca/tag/golden-age-of-television/)
- [the wire](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-wire/)
- [production](https://re-creative.ca/tag/production/)
- [Freaks and Geeks](https://re-creative.ca/tag/freaks-and-geeks/)
- [first assistant director](https://re-creative.ca/tag/first-assistant-director/)
- [line producer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/line-producer/)
- [interview](https://re-creative.ca/tag/interview/)
- [tony schwartz](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tony-schwartz/)
- [tv](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tv/)
- [terminator](https://re-creative.ca/tag/terminator/)
- [terminator 3](https://re-creative.ca/tag/terminator-3/)
- [yellowface](https://re-creative.ca/tag/yellowface/)
- [r.f.kuang](https://re-creative.ca/tag/r-f-kuang/)
- [robert runte](https://re-creative.ca/tag/robert-runte/)
- [dave duncan](https://re-creative.ca/tag/dave-duncan/)
- [editing](https://re-creative.ca/tag/editing/)
- [editorial](https://re-creative.ca/tag/editorial/)
- [style guide](https://re-creative.ca/tag/style-guide/)
- [chicago manual of style](https://re-creative.ca/tag/chicago-manual-of-style/)
- [soul twin messiah](https://re-creative.ca/tag/soul-twin-messiah/)
- [rock and roll](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rock-and-roll/)
- [love](https://re-creative.ca/tag/love/)
- [unity](https://re-creative.ca/tag/unity/)
- [messages](https://re-creative.ca/tag/messages/)
- [inspiration](https://re-creative.ca/tag/inspiration/)
- [imagein](https://re-creative.ca/tag/imagein/)
- [john lennon](https://re-creative.ca/tag/john-lennon/)
- [imagine](https://re-creative.ca/tag/imagine/)
- [depeche mode](https://re-creative.ca/tag/depeche-mode/)
- [construction time again](https://re-creative.ca/tag/construction-time-again/)
- [ravi shankar](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ravi-shankar/)
- [anoushka shankar](https://re-creative.ca/tag/anoushka-shankar/)
- [ekphrastic poetry](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ekphrastic-poetry/)
- [sonnet](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sonnet/)
- [sonnet cycle](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sonnet-cycle/)
- [Christopher Guerin](https://re-creative.ca/tag/christopher-guerin/)
- [the chronicles of amber](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-chronicles-of-amber/)
- [nine princes in amber](https://re-creative.ca/tag/nine-princes-in-amber/)
- [peter darbyshire](https://re-creative.ca/tag/peter-darbyshire/)
- [noir](https://re-creative.ca/tag/noir/)
- [classic fantasy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/classic-fantasy/)
- [jen prince](https://re-creative.ca/tag/jen-prince/)
- [film making](https://re-creative.ca/tag/film-making/)
- [veronica mars](https://re-creative.ca/tag/veronica-mars/)
- [kristen bell](https://re-creative.ca/tag/kristen-bell/)
- [producer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/producer/)
- [director](https://re-creative.ca/tag/director/)
- [sculpture](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sculpture/)
- [bronze sculpture](https://re-creative.ca/tag/bronze-sculpture/)
- [public art](https://re-creative.ca/tag/public-art/)
- [ruth abernethy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ruth-abernethy/)
- [canadian artist](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-artist/)
- [canadian sculptors](https://re-creative.ca/tag/canadian-sculptors/)
- [Glenn Gould](https://re-creative.ca/tag/glenn-gould/)
- [Oscar Peterson](https://re-creative.ca/tag/oscar-peterson/)
- [Stratford Theatre](https://re-creative.ca/tag/stratford-theatre/)
- [Queen Elizabeth II](https://re-creative.ca/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/)
- [ruth etting](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ruth-etting/)
- [cathi bond](https://re-creative.ca/tag/cathi-bond/)
- [ten cents a dance](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ten-cents-a-dance/)
- [the woman of good standing trilogy](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-woman-of-good-standing-trilogy/)
- [rewriting book](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rewriting-book/)
- [lauren lograsso](https://re-creative.ca/tag/lauren-lograsso/)
- [singer/songwriter](https://re-creative.ca/tag/singer-songwriter/)
- [billy joel](https://re-creative.ca/tag/billy-joel/)
- [the stranger](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-stranger/)
- [podcasting](https://re-creative.ca/tag/podcasting/)
- [podcasters](https://re-creative.ca/tag/podcasters/)
- [genie in a bottle](https://re-creative.ca/tag/genie-in-a-bottle/)
- [creativity](https://re-creative.ca/tag/creativity/)
- [ray charles](https://re-creative.ca/tag/ray-charles/)
- [funk](https://re-creative.ca/tag/funk/)
- [popular music](https://re-creative.ca/tag/popular-music/)
- [piano](https://re-creative.ca/tag/piano/)
- [clarinet](https://re-creative.ca/tag/clarinet/)
- [sarah harmer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/sarah-harmer/)
- [the cowboy junkies](https://re-creative.ca/tag/the-cowboy-junkies/)
- [seven samurai](https://re-creative.ca/tag/seven-samurai/)
- [akira kurosawa](https://re-creative.ca/tag/akira-kurosawa/)
- [japanese films](https://re-creative.ca/tag/japanese-films/)
- [classic films](https://re-creative.ca/tag/classic-films/)
- [martin scorsese](https://re-creative.ca/tag/martin-scorsese/)
- [christian gossett](https://re-creative.ca/tag/christian-gossett/)
- [lightsaber](https://re-creative.ca/tag/lightsaber/)
- [double-bladed lightsaber](https://re-creative.ca/tag/double-bladed-lightsaber/)
- [star wars canon](https://re-creative.ca/tag/star-wars-canon/)
- [illustrator](https://re-creative.ca/tag/illustrator/)
- [writer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/writer/)
- [haiku](https://re-creative.ca/tag/haiku/)
- [Buster Keaton](https://re-creative.ca/tag/buster-keaton/)
- [silent era](https://re-creative.ca/tag/silent-era/)
- [stunts](https://re-creative.ca/tag/stunts/)
- [Okal Rel](https://re-creative.ca/tag/okal-rel/)
- [Reality Skimming](https://re-creative.ca/tag/reality-skimming/)
- [Faster Than Light](https://re-creative.ca/tag/faster-than-light/)
- [Tarzan](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tarzan/)
- [Edgar Rice Burroughs](https://re-creative.ca/tag/edgar-rice-burroughs/)
- [Yuri Norstein](https://re-creative.ca/tag/yuri-norstein/)
- [Tess Martin](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tess-martin/)
- [Tale of Tales](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tale-of-tales/)
- [filmmaking](https://re-creative.ca/tag/filmmaking/)
- [Rotterdam](https://re-creative.ca/tag/rotterdam/)
- [culture](https://re-creative.ca/tag/culture/)
- [trevor strong](https://re-creative.ca/tag/trevor-strong/)
- [tom lehrer](https://re-creative.ca/tag/tom-lehrer/)
- [timothy s johnston](https://re-creative.ca/tag/timothy-s-johnston-2/)
- [they fly](https://re-creative.ca/tag/they-fly/)