The Dangling Carrot of Destiny

The inspiration for today's little gem came from a story I stumbled upon about a man in Melbourne, Australia, who walks around carrying a giant papier maché carrot. Everyone calls him, wait for it, The Carrot Man.  The Carrot Manhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/12/melbourne-fitzroy-carrot-manWatch me talking about the inspirations and themes of this episode on Behind the Streams video, here: https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-carrot-god/This is an audio reading of the post "The Dangling Carrot of Destiny” originally published on November 20, 2023. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link.https://www.jumpinthestream.com/carrot/Support the showAbout Field of StreamsThis podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.' Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here