I haven't used this site in a while. With a traveling bookstore, I've been rubber tramping most of the past couple years. The current ride is a sedan, & I'm grateful when able to stretch out on someone's couch.

I run a traveling donation-based bookstore called Books & Shovels. It runs under Nostrovia! Press, an independent publisher I co-manage. We put out three chapbooks annually, debuting them in print at the NYC Poetry Festival, & taking them on tour w/ Books & Shovels. We have a stockpile of books to hand off to hosts as we go.

While traveling, I distribute my chapbooks & perform at open mics / features / festivals / & busk. I've featured at 2014 Cleveland Snoetry + 2015 Beast Crawl + 2015/16 San Francisco LitQuake + 2013/14/15/16 NYC Poetry Festivals + 2016 Brooklyn d.a. levy-palooza + 2016 This Lil Lit Fest Denver.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting folks & safe sleeping

Interests

• arts
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• performing arts
• street art
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• psychology
• busking
• mutual aid
• zines
• publishing
• on the road

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm eclectic with books, but really dig Tom Robbins / John D'gata / Pablo Neruda / Yukio Mishima / Gabriel García Márquez / Isaac Kirkman / Christopher Morgan / Sarah Certa / August Smith / Ken Kesey / & good ol cliche Kerouac.

With music, I've been digging A Silver Mt Zion / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / PJ Harvey / Patti Smith / Babylon Warchild / Akala / Kendrick Lamar / The Taxpayers / Tom Waits / Ramshackle Glory / Godspeed You Black Emperor / Nas / Mobb Deep / L'Orange / Eyedea & Abilities / Mick Jenkins / Atmosphere / Frank Sinatra / Galactic / Bessie Smith / Billie Holiday / Duke Ellington / Grinderman / Moon Hooch / The Birthday Party / Salt N Peppa / Ezra Letra / Lauryn Hill / The Fugees / OutKast / Rail Yard Ghosts / Suicide / the list rolls out.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

With all the unexpected slams of being on the road, I've yet to bail on a show

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm game to help artists & poets with navigating the murky halls of publishing & independent lit. I'm not an expert, but have some experiences I can share.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A stockpile of books

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States