Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Chaucer -Not Just PaperworkBefore Shakespeare, before Austen…even before Milton, there was Jeffrey Chaucer. Boldly writing in English when most of the literary world preferred Latin or French. Imagin...

Today I'd like to talk about a unique individual from the New Testament first known as Saul, and after his conversion, was known as PaulBased on what we know, Paul’s voice and style can best be described as urgent, argumentative, and...

“Hello, friends, and welcome to Celebrate Creativity! My name is George Bartley, and today we turn to one of the most influential writers of the ancient world — David, the poet-king.David is certainly famous as a king of Israel, but,...

“Hello, friends, and welcome to Celebrate Creativity! My name is George Bartley, and today we begin an extraordinary journey into one of the most influential storytellers in human history — Moses.Most listeners know the creation stor...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - My name is George Bartley, and this is Episode 451 - only 49 more episodes to go until this podcast reaches 500 - anyway,What you're hearing is not a full length episode - I'm close to going over my ...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity- Episode 450 - Poe’s Words of HopeWhen you hear the name of the 19th century writer, Edgar Allan Poe, what comes to mind?  Perhaps you picture a somber, extremely unhappy man scribbling tale...

The final individual in this podcast miniseries about great literary figures who had a form of epilepsy deals with Truman Capote, and while he is listed among famous writers who had epilepsy, there's no indication that he depicted characters...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity -  Episode 447 - What the Dickens!Today I want to look at Charles Dickens - and no I could not find any reliable information that said Charles Dickens suffered from epilepsy, but his connection to...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 447 - The Perfect WordWelcome to this podcast episode. Today, get ready to hear more meet a writer who took being a perfectionist to a whole new level - possibly hear about him for the very f...

Welcome to Episode 445 of Celebrate Creativity - Ultimate Freedom - This is the third and final episode devoted to characters with epilepsy from   the writings of Fydor Dostoyevsky.In addition to Prince Myskin and Smerdyakov, th...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity – Episode 444 – A Multitude of WaysIn this podcast series, I am delving into authors who had epilepsy. And there is probably no better example than Dostoyevsky. Now it is said that Fydor Dostoevsky's p...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity – Episode 444 - Fate, illness, or Deception?This is the first podcast episode in a three part series dealing with a fascinating individual - the Russian writer Fydor Dostoevsky and his literary treatme...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 442  Was He Drunk? I should hope that after you have listened to the preceding episode, the name of Dr. John Robertson should be familiar to you.  In case it is not, Dr. John R...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity Episode 441 - Did Poe Have Epilepsy?As many of you know, I used to work at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond Virginia - my favorite room in the entire museum, and one of my favorite places in the ...

-Welcome to is Celebrate Creativity for episode 440 Crossing the Symbol -the second part of a look into Lord Byron.Making swimming even more difficult historically and even today it's a vital strategic waterway which means it was and...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 439 -  An Uneasy MindLet me start with an example of my creative - if if that is what you wanna call it - approach to Gemini - I figured out what I wanted to say, my situation, and give ...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 437 - Epilepsy and Famous WritersToday, Celebrate Creativity is beginning a new series, one that peels back the layers on a topic rarely discussed in   the hallowed halls of literature. ...

Welcome to celebrate creativity - my name is George Bartley and this is episode 437 -  the Second of a two part series - Poe’s Creativity - Part TwoMr. Poe - you know I I'm very curious about your writing - and the effects you a...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - my name is George Bartley and this is episode 436 -  the first of a two part series - Poe’s Creativity - Part OneFirst I have a confession to make - her somehow got the last two audio files, the...

Welcome to celebrate creativity.  My name is George Bartley, and this is episode 435 - Walt’s CloakIt seems that the best way to get useful information from an ai is by using clear and thorough prompts. In other words, the best ...

Welcome to Celebrate. Creativity  - This is Episode 434 - A Fierce Undeniable AttractionWalt Whitman’s words about the female form is the subject of the first section of this episode.Section 4  This is the f...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - Episode 433 - Cataloging the SensualI left off talking about Whitman's use of free verse, and now I'd like to say a little bit more. about his technique of cataloging - away in which you might say th...

Welcome to Celebrate Creativity - My name is George Bartley and this is episode 432 - Flowing and SwellingThis episode is the second in a series of podcast episodes about Walt Whitman’s unique approach to free verse.Now a goo...

Welcome to Celebrate Poe - Episode 431 - A Patient SpiderFrom a week of Shakespeare to a series of podcast episodes about Walt Whitman - not as big jump as you might think.You see, Walt Whitman and William Shakespeare are two...