CURRENT MISSION

To capture the world, one word at a time.

ABOUT ME

Hey everyone, I'm an arts/entertainment writer and photographer living in Western North Carolina. I live for meeting new people and experiencing new things, preferably outdoor activities, craft beer and live music. I'm always out and about, and always enjoy chatting with new and interesting people — pretty much the reason why I went into journalism. Drop a line if any of y'all would like to cross paths.

PHILOSOPHY

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.”
― Norman Maclean, "A River Runs Through It"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've always had an open door policy at my apartment for old friends, new friends, and friends of friends. I love meeting new and interesting people. I also enjoy sharing the faces and places this I adore in Western North Carolina with travelers and the curious alike. All friends were strangers at one time.

p.s.
I check my work email way more often than my regular old one. Feel free to message me there: Garret@Smoky MountainNews.com

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: John Coltrane, Grateful Dead, Drive-By Truckers, Kaki King, Steely Dan, Tame Impala, Steep Canyon Rangers, and literally everything else that has a catchy beat and is authentic at its core...

Films: "Giant," "A River Runs Through It," "The Last Picture Show," "American Graffiti," "Nebraska," "Midnight In Paris," "Touch of Evil," "No Country For Old Men," "Annie Hall," "No Direction Home," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," etc...

Books: Anything by Jack Kerouac, Jay McInerney, Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, James McMurtry, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After 10 years as a journalist, one deeply focused on music, I finally got to meet, interview and photograph my all-time favorite rock singer, Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver). It was the last sit-down chat he did with a music journalist before he died in early December 2015...

Teach, Learn, Share

Self-proclaimed music and history nerd, one who has been a professional writer and photographer for the better part of the last decade. Always down for a great conversation about nothing and everything...

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, Ireland, Luxembourg, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States