Y'all, I have big big news! My partner and I are opening a store (May is the target) in downtown Asheville. We'll feature masculine apparel, home goods, local art, and a whiskey lounge! We need your help! Could you give @wylieandcoavl a follow on Insta (if you're on there)? You're the best!

Post a banger not in English

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

"Cheney was dead to begin with..."

Whoa, I forgot what it felt like to wake up to good news

Have a spooky and fabulous week everyone 😘

June:

This charcuterie board was insane(ly good) 🤤 From Quench in Asheville, NC

Going to be a beautiful day!

Another middle aged gay entering his fiber arts era

Really strong winds whipping around the house and I am ToTaLy Ok about it

I didn't know other gays loved Tomb Raider as much as I did until I started the remaster

I picked a good time to rediscover poetry

Sometimes I just need one day in the middle of the week to slow way way down and remind myself of what is real and what matters.

This is my favorite picture of Stonewall. They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+. Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them. I think about it a lot in moments like this.

After several years of saying I'd "get back into" creative writing and then feeling guilty about spending time writing if it wasn't advancing my career, I signed up for a poetry workshop class and after the first day I'm already like WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS SOONER

PSA: Don't trust your caller ID! Maybe you're smarter than me and know this already, but just because your phone says Wells Fargo is calling you doesn't make it so. Just hang up and call them back.

More snow! Sure it caused the whole town to shut down but it so pretty!

In hindsight, "looking for someone to play with" was a poor choice of words when posting an ad looking for a racquetball partner 🤦‍♂️

Fuck off 2024!

It's Monday morning and I just tried dialing a phone number on my calculator app 🤦‍♂️

Pretty proud of this bûche de Noël 😊

Stress baking, featuring rosettes, cheese straws, cranberry pistachio biscotti, and spritz cookies

Ski trip! I haven't gone skiing in over 15 years and I only fell down once. It was right under the chairlift and it was spectacular.

Birdfeeder drama update: the cardinals, who have been bullying the titmice and finches, are now getting bullied by some bluejays that just rolled into town 😮

SNOWWW 🤩

There is some DRAMA at the bird feeder this morning

Just chillin with Snoop

Shared with my students today, a product of 2018 when righteous anger fueled a movement that spread internationally, creating this piece of art. Enjoy!

When it's your birthday and everything is terrible, you get the "Suzan-size" pour (meaning Suzan, who is the best, pours a hefty glass)

Message from my friend Sigrid this morning.

The hurricane has been teaching me a lot about what is possible for a community to accomplish in the aftermath of a tragedy. There are going to be very difficult moments ahead. We have to respond by continuing to show up for each other. Give each other reasons to feel hope. Take care today, y'all

And if he wins what then? Then we take care of each other. And if she wins what then? Then we take care of each other. And if? And if? And if? Take care of each other.

Regardless what happens, proud to see people showing UP today and during early voting for love and moving forward. That spirit can't and won't die. Keep it going y'all.

Y'all need more otters in your life

When your favorite customer loves the scent but hates the name 😂

First market since the storm. Not sure what traffic will be like but it's just nice to be out of the house hanging out with artists ❤️

Well, I didn't think I was going to be up for decorating for Halloween this year, but I finally did today. It felt really nice. October is my favorite month and Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I've been bummed that it was all taken over. Going to keep it up for a while

Today has devolved into an eat-shrimp-in-bed kind of day

Motivation is lowwww today

Cursed cats

Google doc tabs are breaking my brain for some reason 🤯

Just to prove i have some skills in the kitchen, I just made a fantastic curry ginger roasted pumpkin soup with chipotle seeds. My man made the roasted garlic and rosemary bread. Pairing this with Sleepy Hollow for the ultimate overcast late October night

Just planted 2 peach trees in our yard! We've lost so many trees in the neighborhood. It felt so good to plant some new ones 😊

It's a laze-about-and-watch-bake-off kind of morning

I spent all afternoon baking a carrot cake and then realized after it came out of the oven that I forgot to put in the baking powder and baking soda 😭

Fancy cat toys? No. A piece of fucking celery that fell on the ground? Put a paper bag by it and you've got a real carnival of delights.

Sorry this is going to be a grief and trauma dump so move on if you don't want that. In the midst of everything, i just now realized I've missed the anniversary of my sweet Wylie's passing. He was 18 and had a great life and it was time. But we had him from the time he was a kitten...

Kill Bill in the Ass