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A Blessed Turn of Events at the Asheville Trader Joe’s

A strange interaction at the Asheville Trader Joe’s restored my faith in humanity…for now.

Asheville, fiction, life, Trader Joe's, travel, writing

An Unemployed Asheville December Bucket List

As I’ve previously shared, I’m currently experiencing what a more annoying sect of the internet that obviously doesn’t have to … More

Asheville, Deep Thoughts, hiking, life, travel, writing
Two men sit in a sauna, surrounded by laptops and other tech-bro devices.

Performative Tech Bro-ness at the Sauna House

A very specific (very meta) type of performative masculinity was overheard at Asheville’s Sauna House recently.

Asheville, life, love, mental-health, People Are Awful, Performative masculinity, rants, relationships, Sauna Culture, Sauna Life, Social justice warrioring, Tech Bro, The Sauna House, writing

New Series: Overheard in the Asheville Saunas

You hear some wild conversations in the saunas of Asheville.

Asheville, Asheville NC, Drip Sauna, Overheard in the Asheville Saunas, Sauna Culture, Sauna Life, The Sauna House

Nature Doesn’t Always Need a Narrative

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, the popular narrative was that climate change was responsible for the devastation. It’s a timely conversation to have, but lacks some nuance and historical evidence.

Asheville, Asheville NC, Climate Change, Climate Change Refugee, Climate Haven, Deep Thoughts, Hurricane Helene, Narrative, North Carolina, Social justice warrioring, Storm Damage, Storytelling
The wrecked Second Gear in Asheville's River Arts District following Hurricane Helene.

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

A stream-of-conscious reflection on one year since Hurricane Helene.

Asheville, hurricane, Hurricane Helene, north-carolina, travel
The grand reopening of Zillicoah Beer Company in Asheville 11 months after Hurricane Helene.

Asheville Is Healing

Two big post-Helene reopenings this past weekend in Asheville: Zillicoah Brewing and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Asheville, hiking, Hurricane Helene, north-carolina, travel

Changing for the Better…

Sometimes, I think it’s best to just think things, and not necessarily post them…

Asheville, Deep Thoughts, Hurricane Helene, news, north-carolina, People Are Awful, rants, Social justice warrioring, travel
The wrecked Second Gear in Asheville's River Arts District following Hurricane Helene.

People Who *LOVE* Asheville Don’t Even Know It Nearly Got Destroyed 

A couple of weeks ago, I visited Washington, DC to attend a writing conference. I arrived early for sign in, … More

Asheville, Deep Thoughts, Hurricane Helene, People Are Awful, rants, Social justice warrioring, Zillicoah Beer Company
A beer sits on a table at Homeplace Beer Company in Burnsville, NC

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

Asheville, Big Pillow Brewing, Black Mountain, Burnsville, Deep Thoughts, Hot Springs, Hot Springs NC, hurricane, Hurricane Helene, Mad Co. Brew House, Madison County, Marshall, north-carolina, Old Fort, People Are Awful, recovery, Social justice warrioring, Spruce Pine, Swannanoa

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