Finally got around to trying #AI in my #creative #writing.

Excited to report that I have completed a #play I call Macbeth!

That's how this works, right?

Have you ever wondered about #storytelling shows?

Get Curiouser & Curiouser at The Yarn Storytelling in May

EVERY SHOW has sold out since they started, so don’t wait to click this link & get your tickets NOW!

www.showpass.com/the-yarn-storytelling-curiouser-curiouser

#TorontoEvents #truetales

Grateful to the folks at SoCap Comedy Theatre, home of the upcoming OUT OF OUT MINDS (& ONTO THE PAGE)

They truly understand the importance of #play & silliness to creative #selfexpression. So come be weird.

Learn more & register: createdbyrcw.com

#writing #games #improv @gioardio.bsky.social

The long & short of what constitutes a #shortfilm or #shortdoc at #TCCFF2026 Short Film Competition

Take advantage of the early-bird pricing & submit your film today to:
filmfreeway.com/TorontoChineseCanadianFilmFestival

#filmmaking #filmmakers #storytellers #ChineseFilm #representation

A couple share the warmth of a bonfire on the sand in Toronto’s The Beaches neighbourhood. (Photo by @createdbyrcw) FULL CAPTION For me, home is a nebulous concept. It is not the building. I have resided in 40+ buildings in my life. It is not my biological family. Love them though I do, I see them rarely. For me, home is a feeling. It is the comfort of familiar surroundings. It is the warmth of familiar faces. It is the catharsis of shared tears & laughter. It is the peace of knowing I am loved. My home is not my castle. It is my community.

My home is not my castle. It is my community.

Climbers scale the cliff face at Montmorency Falls, Quebec. (Photo by @createdbyrcw)

Storytelling takes time. It takes effort. It takes persistence. It takes determination.

#Storytelling is work, which is why most stories never get told.

When the excitement of a new idea ebbs, what are you willing to do to get that story told?

sowhatsyoustory.ca

#writing #creativity

Give life to your #stories. Give voice to your #characters. Give joy to yourself.

Screenwriting 12 Thu, May 21 – Aug 13, on-campus

Screenwriting Workshop 12 Wed, May 20 – Aug 12, online

Learn more at: coned.georgebrown.ca/scriptwriting

#screenwriting #storytelling @ce-gbpolytech.bsky.social

Canada's City of Hamilton:
"Awww, c'mon already! Now you're just being mean!"

Feel your way to deeper #creativity & more #evocative #storytelling. It is all in being present in the moment, whether fictional or factual.

I have a feeling you’ll enjoy OUT OF OUR MINDS (& ONTO THE PAGE) staring May 16 at SoCap Comedy Theatre

Learn more at: createdbyrcw.com

#play #improv

Discover the unknown… in the world… & in yourself!

Come #play & unleash your #creative spirit.

5 Saturdays of silly #games & #writing #freedom await you in OUT OF OUR MINDS & ONTO THE PAGE.

Learn more at: createdbyrcw.com

#storytelling #selfexpression #improv #TorontoEvents

In a white tent, two identical men in striped shirts think about writing. (Photo by @createdbyrcw)

Whether the words flow freely or emerge slowly, my #storytelling #process is the same…

…and apparently all those ideas make my head heavier (or my neck weaker).

sowhatsyourstory.ca

#writing #creativity @ce-gbpolytech.bsky.social @gbpolytech.bsky.social

SUNDAY (today) come to the Church of Perpetual Storytelling (Burdock Music Hall) & the final night of REPLAY STORY FEST

Where the #storytellers get progressively smaller but more plentiful.

For info & tickets: replaystoryfest.com

#storytelling #truetales #LifeStories @replaystorytelling.com

...and van Gogh estate sues for copyright infringement

Shadows of a cage-like fence against a brick wall (Photo by @createdbyrcw) FULL CAPTION Writer’s block has nothing to with a lack of #creativity, a lack of ideas, or a lack of passion. Instead, #writer’s block reflects a surfeit of fear that manifests as self-doubt & perfectionism. #Storytelling can start when a pen strikes a page or a finger strikes a keyboard. A #story & #characters are not required until much later in the process.

Writer’s block has nothing to with a lack of #creativity, a lack of ideas, or a lack of passion.

Instead, #writer’s block reflects a surfeit of fear that manifests as self-doubt & perfectionism.

#Storytelling can start when a pen strikes a page or a finger strikes a keyboard.

sowhatsyourstory.ca

Comfort zone or self-conscious rut? You won’t know until you pop your head over the top

Express your #creativity in safety at OUT OF OUR MINDS & onto the page. Saturdays, May 16 – June 13 @ SoCap Comedy Theatre

For more info, visit: createdbyrcw.com

#storytelling #writing #improv #TorontoEvents

I’m not saying the only reason Doug Ford wants to convert the island airport to jets is that he now owns a jet, but…

ONTARIO PREMIER EXPLAINS BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT TAKEOVER WITH NEW PRIVATE JET Toronto (FakeNews) – In a surprise move, the Government of Ontario announced the purchase of a used $28.9 million luxury jet for Premier Doug Ford. The move comes just weeks after the Premier announced plans to takeover Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport from the City and the Toronto Airport Authority with a goal of redesigning the small island facility to handle private jet traffic. Citing the need for "more certain, flexible, secure and confidential travel”, the Premier suggests this move isn’t tone deaf in the current economy but rather brings him closer to the common man. “Every hard-working citizen is sick and tired of modern travel and the stranglehold of the big airline companies forcing us to take the crumbs they give us” the Premier offered. “My friends,” Premier Ford continued, “I am just showing those simple folks what great things we can achieve together with deals for my biggest donors.” (With files from the local nail salon.)

ONTARIO PREMIER EXPLAINS BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT TAKEOVER WITH NEW PRIVATE JET

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The inmates* take over the asylum (aka SoCap Comedy) on Fri, April 24 @ 8pm when The Coincidence Men welcome David Shore, Dale Boyer & Reid Janisse

Tickets at: stoopidgood.eventbrite.ca

* Less inmates than just ingood friends.

#comedy #improv #mayhem @gioardio.bsky.social @shortweird.bsky.social

Recoloured and untouched photos of Leuty lifeguard station on a sunny day in Toronto’s The Beaches neighbourhood. (Photo by @createdbyrcw)

The emotional lenses I wear determine what I find.

Each filters my world to show me only what I feel.

What is actually there is irrelevant.

Silhouette of a woman in a red circle, words of criticism within the circle, words of opportunity without.

The only way through #writer’s block is literally going through it by #writing… ANYTHING.

Write without purpose. A purpose will soon appear.

sowhatsyourstory.ca

#storytelling #selfdoubt #selfcriticism
@ce-gbpolytech.bsky.social @gbpolytech.bsky.social

“Confidence” “Fun” If these aren’t words that describe your #creative journey, come #play with us

OUT OF OUR MINDS starts with the #freedom to be silly, to f^ck up, & unleashes the self-conscious embers flickering within

Join us in May for literal #fun & #games (& #confidence). createdbyrcw.com

Prepare to be spellbound on Friday, Apr 17 when Replay Story Fest welcomes:

The talented works-in-progress that are Keith Brown & Paul Hutcheson

The stories behind the #music behind the #stories in the ever popular Musical Musings

replaystoryfest.com

#storytelling #magic @replaystorytelling.com

You are going to rock this, my brother. Bon chance!

The Unicorn will be with you, always.

Fragmented head of a sculpture of a youth in Washington, DC. (Photo by @createdbyrcw)

Events & actions that occur external to a character are only as important, only as meaningful as how that #character internalizes them.

Those events & actions must burn away the old to reveal something buried or the void inside.

sowhatsyourstory.ca

#storytelling #writing @gbpolytech.bsky.social

STUDENT TESTIMONIAL There is a lot to learn from Randall about the Creative Process as a whole. I could keep listening non-stop to what he has to share and teach (because he's so deeply passionate about this). I didn't join the series as an "aspiring writer" and yet I had a lot of fun and learned a ton. The emphasis on "thoughtless creation" has stuck with me.

So grateful for the kind words from this student in January’s Out of Our Minds (& onto the page)

“Thoughtless creation” perfectly sums up the mission! Come be thoughtless with us in May!

Learn more & register via: createdbyrcw.com

#creativity #play #games #improv #writing #storytelling #Toronto

Have you accepted #storytelling into your heart?

I can’t attend Replay Story Fest tonight, so I need you to support these fine folks live or live-stream

Is This Yours? makes its Toronto debut & Listen to This forces #comedians to tell ONE story & #storytellers to be funny

replaystoryfest.com

Coming back for my 20th season as a Toronto Marlies season seat holder!

Grateful for the support & encouragement of a good friend & excited to continue to share the adventure with my Marlies family: fans, dog & staff alike.

@torontomarlies.bsky.social

WHAT IF:
#Writing was #fun
#Storytelling felt #safe
#Playing with ideas felt #magical

NEXT MONTH, it all comes true when freewheeling play helps us create with wild abandon!

createdbyrcw.com

Please share with the reluctant creatives in your life!

#creativity #games #improv #TorontoEvents

Aging man in a green Hawai’ian shirt shares a life story at Tales Toronto. (Photo by Kevin Cato)

“Why would anybody want to listen to my story?”

Beyond entertainment, an audience seeks #connection, & that comes through shared experiences & more importantly, shared feelings.

We are different but your #story tells me that we are not alone.

sowhatsyourstory.ca

#storytelling #writing

Ack!

These #storytellers are all brilliant & lovely humans BUT the show overlaps with the final regular season game of the #TorontoMarlies.

Which of my children do I love more??? I feel so Meryl Streep!

#storytelling #improv @replaystorytelling.com @shortweird.bsky.social @paulaflalo.bsky.social