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Overheard in the Asheville Saunas: Part Two

Part two of the ridiculous things you hear Ashevillians say in the various saunas of Asheville.

books, Health and Wellness, mental-health, non-fiction, Overheard in the Asheville Saunas, Performance, training, Wellness, writing

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
Aan ai-generated example of a disaster thirst trap

The Psychology Behind Disaster Thirst Traps

In which I try to explore the psychology behind a particularly egregious disaster thirst trap I witnessed after Hurricane Helene.

books, grief, life, mental-health, writing

Some Ashevillians Are Taking Up TOO Much Space

According to the Google overlords’ AI Overview, “the phrase ‘taking up space’ doesn’t have a single inventor It’s an idiom … More

books, life, love, travel, writing

The Ashevilleization of Gloria

I unexpectedly loved Angel Olsen’s cover of Laura Branigan’s (cover) of Gloria.

blog, life, music, travel, writing
The Asheville Mall.

A Trip to the Asheville Mall

Did a trip to the Asheville Mall teach me anything about our capitalistic, consumerist society? Not really. It just taught me that Old Navy remains a time capsule to the early aughts.

Deep Thoughts, I want to go shopping, Malls, Old Navy, Shopping, The Asheville Mall, travel, writing

After Four Years, Am I Still an Asheville Explorer?

The beginning of February marked my four-year Asheville anniversary. It simultaneously feels like it should be much shorter and much … More

Asheville, Asheville Explorer, Deep Thoughts, navel gazing, writing

A Flatiron Writers Room Success Story

When I first moved to Asheville, one thing I told myself I was going to do was to jump into … More

Flatiron Writers Room, West Asheville, writing

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