Three women walked into a local Asheville coffee shop, ordered drinks, raved about them, photographed them…and promptly threw them away before heading to another coffee shop.
Category: Asheville Nonsense
I Was Realtor Shamed by An Asheville Hipster
I’ve always been a little suspicious of the relentless self-promotion of realtors. Then five months of unemployment forced me to start relentlessly promoting myself—and an Asheville hipster made sure I knew exactly what I’d become.
Smelling Badly Isn’t Natural. It’s Rude.
Why don’t people wear deodorant? After one particularly heinous sauna session, I went looking for answers—and found myself thinking about body odor, wellness culture, MAHA, and the increasingly self-involved idea that everyone else should have to live with your choices.
Overheard on Haywood Road, Part 9
Handcut Asheville fries, disrespected tarot, Nicaragua coffee expertise, and AI’s greatest adversary: ten more things I overheard on Haywood Road without nearly enough context.
Should I Visit the Asheville Art Museum?
A simple question—“Should I visit the Asheville Art Museum?”—sent me down a rabbit hole of workplace drama, toxic leadership allegations, and a story that feels surprisingly emblematic of Asheville itself.
We Shouldn’t Have to Pay for That
Observing some bargain hunters at a downtown Asheville coffee shop. The kind that definitely hashtag “shop local” all the time.
Sometimes, the Ass is Me
A sauna conversation at the gym reminds me that the people we’re quickest to judge often surprise us—and sometimes the real asshole in the room is us.
Overheard on Haywood Road, Part 8
Coffee shop eavesdropping in Asheville yields absurd wisdom, delusional Tarot readers, van-dwelling boyfriends, and enough hipster nonsense to fill a small town—and a blog series called Overheard on Haywood Road.
#Blessed
A coffee shop sneeze turns into a very Asheville meditation on politeness, performance, and the quiet holiness of basic human decency.
Grown Up Awards Mostly Aren’t Based on Merit
Awards are typically applied for, campaigned for, and often…paid for. Most are not based on merit alone.
