Bloom Where You're Planted

Send us Fan Mail Join us this episode as we chat with Cassie Patterson. Currently living in Southern Ohio, not far from Portsmouth, she is originally from Rancho Cucamonga, California. Having studied folklore, she began a nonprofit, Southern Ohio Folk Life and shares what all the audience all that entails to the individuals involved and the community as well. With service as her main focus, she is...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we chat with school teacher singer/songwriter, Morgan Washam from a long line of family musicians in Southern Ohio. Washam states his earliest beginnings in music came from his school system that encouraged him to test his solo skills by utilizing the Welsh tradition of Eisteddfod in fifth grade. By eighth grade he became a passionate songwriter, eventually becoming par...

Send us Fan Mail Coming from Lafayette, Louisiana is our guest Robert Dafford, an award-winning artist best known for his murals all over the world. Dafford does much research on all his projects for period correctness which is another reason his works are so unique. Join us to hear how he shares his earliest beginnings and how he had evolved to create his current art. Now also teaching the next g...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a chat with Dan Kleftead, former radio host from DeKalb, Illinois. Relocating to Louisville, Dan found his place among writers and those with a common interest that led to his podcast that has really flourished in a relatively short period of time. Dan shares his story of how he found his need as an author soon steered him in the direction of writing a book to help oth...

Send us Fan Mail Originally from Schultz Creek, Kentucky, Amanda is no stranger to the world of art. She has been a lifelong poet, writer as well as visual artist.  Currently, Amanda is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer for an arts and culture nonprofit in Portsmouth, Ohio called Trillium project. Creating paid opportunities for local artists and public art projects, they also make sure...

Send us Fan Mail If you have ever heard of “lost files,” well this is one. Originally recorded Auguust 6, 2022, it seemed to have woven itself deep in a Google Drive just waiting to be found. Found it was and NOW released to reveal the story of one of the busiest musicians in the Portsmouth, Ohio area.  Originally from Pinkerton, Ohio with a stint in Louisville, Kentucky, Tony has his hand in many...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we sit down with Jennifer Schomburg Kanke. After spending most of her life in Ohio, she now lives in Florida. Her work has recently appeared in New Ohio Review , Pleiades , Massachusetts Review , and Shenandoah . She is the winner of a Sheila-Na-Gig Editor’s Choice Award for Fiction. Her zine about her experiences undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, Fine, C...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chat with Wendy Cartwright, a poet, author of the book, Everything I Said I  Wasn't, frequently can be heard at open mic events in the Columbus, Indiana area, is a Freelance Reporter and Newspaper Columnist. Her poetry and written words can be found at various publications and online. In addition to all this, she has had photography exhibits in galleries th...

Send us Fan Mail Originally from Camden, New Jersey, our guest this week is Ellen M. Mershon of Loveland, Ohio. She is an artist utilizing water colors, and acrylics and a guitar playing singer/songwriter. Join us for a lively conversation as Ellen shares her musical career journey, and the stories and influences behind her heartfelt songs. We do a deep dive into Ellen's writing process and h...

Send us Fan Mail  She is the Executive & Artistic Director at the Bronx Book Fair, is Founder/Executive Director & Artistic Director at Poets Network & Exchange, a global network of creative writers. She has studied and earned a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling (MHC) at the College of New Rochelle Graduate School. Lorraine also studied at the Gerontology College of New Roche...

Send us Fan Mail She is the Executive & Artistic Director at the Bronx Book Fair, is Founder/Executive Director & Artistic Director at Poets Network & Exchange, a global network of creative writers. She has studied and earned a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling (MHC) at the College of New Rochelle Graduate School. Lorraine also studied at the Gerontology College of New Rochel...

Send us Fan Mail  Michael comes to us from Southern Ohio with lots of enthusiasm for the process of music making. In this episode we chat about his earliest influences to his creativity from his family. He gives a glimpse of his early days of learning to play just ONE song on the guitar for a very special event to founding Mike Bufford & the Bulldogs for live performances. He regularly co-host...

Send us Fan Mail Michael comes to us from Southern Ohio with lots of enthusiasm for the process of music making. In this episode we chat about his earliest influences to his creativity from his family. He gives a glimpse of his early days of learning to play just ONE song on the guitar for a very special event to founding Mike Bufford & the Bulldogs for live performances. He regularly co-hosts...

Send us Fan Mail Originally from the Bronx section of New York City, New York, Galanek currently lives in Blackwood, New Jersey. We discuss his time as a youth spent in an area long destroyed by modernization. As we chat, he shares with us as his writing spirits prompt him to offer his inspirations and words of wisdom in his book, Life and Love, the Spirits of Liverpool . One may not realize at fi...

Send us Fan Mail Originally from Lorain, Ohio, Martell plays quite an active role in multiple boards within his current community of Portsmouth, Ohio. As a business owner of Elm Street Photography, he frequently utilizes his talents for many local charitable organizations. His long list of volunteer efforts led him to an appointment for the Portsmouth City Council and during his time there, he wor...

Send us Fan Mail Originally from Lorain, Ohio, Martell plays quite an active role in multiple boards within his current community of Portsmouth, Ohio. As a business owner of Elm Street Photography, he frequently utilizes his talents for many local charitable organizations. His long list of volunteer efforts led him to an appointment for the Portsmouth City Council and during his time there, he wor...

Send us Fan Mail Austin Timberlake is a talented artist known for his unique style in painting, illustration, and custom designed tattoo art since 2005. He has traveled to conventions across the country and worked in his art in various locations such as Cincinnati, OH, The Smoky Mountains, Nashville, TN, and Michigan before opening the current location in 2017. Hailing from South Shore, KY,irAusti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into the world of Terry Yates, an accomplished author and poet from Louisville, Kentucky. Join us as we explore Terry's creative journey, the inspiration behind his work and how his medical history played a major role in his life.. From captivating poetry to thought-provoking prose, Terry's literary talent shines through in every piece. Listen in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have Skye Nicholson from Columbus, Indiana. Sky is a multi-talented individual who wears many hats. She is a poet, writer, coach and the host of the popular poetry Open Mic Night at the Hotel Indigo, Columbus, IN. Tune in as Skye shares her journey in the world of poetry, and the impact her speaking and coaching work has in the community. Get ready to be inspir...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have Skye Nicholson from Columbus, Indiana. Sky is a multi-talented individual who wears many hats. She is a poet, writer, coach and the host of the popular poetry Open Mic Night at the Hotel Indigo, Columbus, IN. Tune in as Skye shares her journey in the world of poetry, and the impact her speaking and coaching work has in the community. Get ready to be inspir...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with the talented Chris Dean from Columbus, Indiana. Chris is a multifaceted individual with a passion for writing, poetry, and blogging with a specialty in humor. Chris is a creative soul who finds inspiration in the local surroundings. Chris’s work has appeared with Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, Bonbon Break Magazine, Midlife Boulevard, Fevers Of The...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have a special guest, Chuck Queen, the talented bass player of the renowned music group MOTHMAN that formed in 1990, playing cover music for a living, and playing original tunes for fun. Chuck shares his journey as a musician and his experiences playing with the band. He even discusses the in-depth creative process behind their many original songs and the inspi...

Send us Fan Mail From their vision of combining Smoke Dreams Art with furniture making, TimberVisions came to fruition. Ethan and Weasel share their passion for crafting beautiful and functional pieces using the power of fire and wood, then adding intricate techniques that add pops of epoxy color and vibrancy to the design. First in their process is finding just the right tree to log, cutting it a...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, we chat with Itto Outini, a multi-talented individual from Kansas City, Missouri. With Moroccan roots, we highlight her achievements as a writer, Fulbright scholar, Steinbeck Fellow, Founder of Fulbrighters with Disabilities, Co-Founder & Editor- in-Chief for the newsletter, The DateKeepers. A multi-lingual researcher and traveler, she discusses the challenge...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat with Itto Outini, a multi-talented individual from Kansas City, Missouri. With Moroccan roots, we highlight her achievements as a writer, Fulbright scholar, Steinbeck Fellow, Founder of Fulbrighters with Disabilities, Co-Founder & Editor- in-Chief for the newsletter, The DateKeepers. A multi-lingual researcher and traveler, she discusses the challenges...