A coffee shop sneeze turns into a very Asheville meditation on politeness, performance, and the quiet holiness of basic human decency.
Tag: writing
Overheard in the Asheville Saunas: Part Two
Part two of the ridiculous things you hear Ashevillians say in the various saunas of Asheville.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
The Ashevilleization of Gloria
I unexpectedly loved Angel Olsen’s cover of Laura Branigan’s (cover) of Gloria.
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.
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
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