Undertow: The Words of PJ Thomas August 2, 2021 When I read PJ Thomas’ poetry, I feel like I am connecting to the rhythm of the heartbeat that uniquely belongs to the people…
“Some Are Born Great, Others Achieve Greatness”: After 20 Months in Production, Reuben Stewart and Jack Burrill bring Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to the Stage July 19, 2021 After over a year of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many theatres across Ontario are finally beginning to come out of the darkness…
Whoever This Was Written To: The Arrival of SJ Riley June 19, 2021 Like one of the ghosts in the video for her latest release Mansion of Broken Hearts, musician SJ Riley seems to have materialized into…
Empty Bottles: Scarlett Grace Pens Revealing New Release June 3, 2021 “Do you remember when I first met you, and I asked you if you’d ever write about my music?” Scarlett Grace asks me, gazing…
The Healing Power of the Jingle Dress: Dancing with Kelli Marshall February 8, 2021 On an unusually warm November afternoon I found myself sitting on a bench in Jackson Park, waiting for my interview. Kelli Marshall had been…
Is Caitlin Currie Happy?: Peterborough based singer/songwriter creates new emotionally devastating music through the pandemic January 12, 2021 Years ago Peterborough based singer/songwriter Caitlin Currie told me that she only writes songs during times of unhappiness. This sentiment would be repeated in…
Shadow: A Walk with Lindsay Barr November 11, 2020 “Things were getting weird before the pandemic, and then you chuck in a pandemic.,” Lindsay Barr tells me, half humorously but half exasperated. It’d…
Chasing Ghosts: Scary Stories with Peterborough Paranormal’s Mandy Rose October 28, 2020 Mandy Rose isn’t a stranger to being interviewed. Every October both local and provincial media come calling for her spooky stories of ghost, ghouls…
Living Death: A Walk Through the Woods with Medium Katarzyna Lipinski October 21, 2020 On a crisp autumn morning I have returned to Ken Reid Conservation Area in Lindsay, Ontario with Katarzyna Lipinski. With the colours of fall…
The Good Witch: Making Magik with Amy Jane Von Purr October 9, 2020 Long before I met Amy Jane Von Purr her reputation had already preceded her. Someone had mentioned to me a local woman who I…