This post is all about the photos of my winter hike from Carver’s Gap to Grassy Ridge Bald.
A Run-In With a Twin Leaf Monster on the Big Butt Trail
I refer to South Slope’s Twin Leaf Brewery as the forgotten brewery. That’s no real shade towards this establishment, which…
Down Home in Johnson City, Tennessee
I wasn’t sure what to expect at The Downhome in Johnson City when I visited last weekend, but I certainly…
Cocaine Bear at The Grail Moviehouse
Most people came for the coked out bear…I came for The Americans reunion.
Dispatches from the South: Savannah
Per one of my last postings, I finally made it to check out Savannah, Georgia, and it was a success.…
I Just Learned I Hate Dogs
I’ve always considered myself a dog person, until a very needy dog owner let me know otherwise.
Can You Manufacture a Dive Bar?
A Citizen-Times headline back in December stuck with me: Shiloh & Gaines, elevated dive bar, coffee shop, opens in Ashville.…
Deep Reflections While Cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Middle of the Night, on a Weekday
Three years ago, during the height of Covid, I spent my New Year’s Eve sitting at home and going to…
Southern Book Review: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
I bet you were dying to hear my new take on a book published in 1994.
Overheard on Haywood Road: Part 1
One of the first places I visited the first time I visited Asheville was Battlecat Coffee on Haywood Road in…