Does Testicular Sunning Make You Manlier? A Short, Unscientific Investigation

Did you know there’s either a war against masculinity or our country has a testosterone shortage? I didn’t, but then … More

Being The Opposite of Groovy in Hip, Punk-Rock West Asheville

I’ve talked with several friends about how Russia’s attacks on Ukraine seem to have officially ended all COVID discussions (the … More

A More Nuanced Look at the Asheville “Shop-Lifting” Epidemic

I was doing some work at my favorite coffee shop this past Saturday. While I sipped on water and patiently … More

Trying and Failing to Understand the Point of a Silent Disco at Highland’s Cold Mountain Release Party

I’ve heard much about Highland’s Cold Mountain release party since moving to Asheville and finally managed to attend it this … More

Negative Vibes Welcome

There’s a store in Asheville that shall-not-be named that I’m somewhat obsessed with because it’s essentially the living embodiment of … More

The Most Infuriating Thing I’ve Seen in Some Time aka The Time I Was Triggered By Hipster Bullshit, and You Readers Get to Work Through Some Insecurities With Me (if you choose to read, obviously)

A couple of weeks back, my cousin Casey was visiting, and we decided to do a late Friday brunch at … More

Private Conversations

I find it rude when people have speakerphone conversations in public places. I realize there’s technically no difference between someone … More

A Short Guide on How to Make Montana’s Unprecedented Flooding About My Asheville Exploring

On May 30, I wrote a piece for the Asheville Citizen Times about the role homophobia played in Madison Cawthorn’s … More

Time Moves Slower Down Here

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway will inevitably cause me to have a full-fledged, road-rage-induced meltdown. Not if, when.  I told … More

Quitting is Good, Featuring Grandfather Mountain State Park

I was an avid Modern Family watcher when it first premiered. Like many people (at least according to the numbers), … More