I am a full time writer and currently traveling around writing a book titled Wanderlust Words. I make my living as a busker,entertainer,performer,artist in Asheville,NC. I do poetry on demand at events,festivals, breweries, private events. I set up my vintage typewriter and type a poem on the spot with "any subject"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I left Asheville, NC on June 1 with little money, no cell phone,and no car. Hitched a ride to California and plan to travel the west coast till October. Currently in Los Angeles in Hollywood

Interests

Writing, music, art, nature,hiking, good scotch

Music, Movies, and Books

Grateful dead and the Beat Generation of Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, Ginsberg....love "On the Road & dharma bums. Favorite poets are bukowski, Whitman, frost. Favorite writers also include Chuck Palahniuk, David Foster Wallace (currently reading infinite jest)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a year traveling the country with a boogie woogie grateful dead gypsy band

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach people of all ages about how to use a typewriters and about writing. Would love allow people to experience poetry on demand all over the world. It is magic to see kids be amazed by the typewriter, and the memories that wash over someone's face when they see a typewriter.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, poetry, custom poetry/prose, freelance writing

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States