Report #09: Evan Gray
Author, Poet, All Things Writing. Oh! And Southern.
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Today we’re talking to Evan Gray, Western North Carolina native, writer and assistant professor at Appalachian State University. His most recent book, Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars is out now. You can find it on Asterism here.
R: Reading
East of Eden by Steinbeck.
I never read it in school for some reason. It's a long book and I'm pretty bad at those types of books keeping my attention. I've been reading stories by a bunch of different people when I feel distracted. Barry Hannah has this amazing story called "Water Liars" about this guy who is obsessed with his wife's previous lovers.
I liked that one a lot.
E: Eating
I've been cooking. I don't live close to any real restaurants.
I try to make food taste as good as I can as quickly as possible. Last night I made tacos in about 15 minutes. Just about every night before bed, I'll eat a couple rice cakes with peanut butter and honey. I think they make me sleep good.
P: Playing
Every month I put $20 in my DraftKings account and bet on sports. It was mostly during football season. I've bet on a few NBA games. Baseball season is coming up and, I like how many games there are in a baseball season.
I think the most I have ever won is $70 from a $5 bet. Most of the time I lose my monthly allowance by the fifth of each month.
O: Obsessing
The sauna. It's amazing.
After I moved away from Asheville, I really started to miss the sauna at my gym. I bought one of those Saunabox's from an Instagram ad. It really works great. I burnt my food on the steamer when I was getting out of it last night.
R: Recommending
Sleep. For most of my life, I've been pretty bad at resting. So, wear a breathe-right nose strip, put on some mouth tape, and go to bed.
T: Treating
I just bought a 70 inch TV. It's kind of an overkill but I don't care. I hadn't got a new TV in a decade or so. I've been watching lots of free movies on TUBI.
You can find Evan on his website evan-gray.com or on instagram at evangravy.
