A couple of weeks ago, I visited Washington, DC to attend a writing conference. I arrived early for sign in, … More
Category: People Are Awful
You Can Still Make Small Western North Carolina Towns Your Personality
I tried my hardest not to remain my cynical self in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene. I tried to … More
My Annual Parkway Road-Rage Rant
This is a somewhat annual post I make at some point on this blog or social media that culminates in … More
Sometimes Instincts Are Correct
One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to get less annoyed by people. I’m of the belief that, in general, … More
The Extonization of Asheville
There’s a town in the Philadelphia suburbs called Exton that my brother and I always use as a placeholder for … More
It’s Time for My Annual Rant Against People Who’ve Never Learned to Healthily Coexist With Snow
Last week was our first “big” Asheville snowstorm of the year. As expected: How much snow did we receive? A … More
Fall Foliage is Beautiful. Leaf Peepers Are Monsters.
This week, Instagram exploded with photos of the upper parkway’s foliage in peak bloom, so I decided to head up … More
Dispatches From the South: The Weirdest Thing I Saw on My Trip to Savannah (and Possibly This Year)
Things I didn’t have on my 2023 bingo bard? Watching a woman drink a cup full of pool water at the fanciest hotel I’ve ever stayed at.
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