Here's where I share articles, ideas, meaningful conversations, and actionable tips to help you live a life of creative freedom. And of course, ruminations on all things Appalachian!
I’m Carla, and I’m so happy you’re here. I love having this personal medium to share stories, creativity, and other important things. I hope you find inspiration as you listen and read along!
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Embracing Creativity, Community, and Parenting on a Primitive Homestead In a recent episode of “What Dreamers Do,” I sat down to a compelling conversation with poet, songwriter, and renaissance man, Matthew Sidney Parsons. Our conversation rambled naturally into Parsons’ multifaceted creative journey, exploring his approach to music, poetry, parenting, and the Appalachian culture that shapes […]
An Interview with English Singer Jennifer Reid CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE In this episode of “What Dreamers Do,” host Carla Gover sits down with the talented and multipassionate Jennifer Reid, a researcher, presenter, educator, performer and provocateur. In her lovely Northern Accent, we get a glimpse of Jennifer’s work, as she takes […]
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Carla is currently based in Lexington, KY, ancestral lands of the Adena, Hopewell, S’atsoyaha (Yuchi), Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee), ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East), and Wazhazhe Maⁿzhaⁿ (Osage) nations.
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