Greetings & welcome to my website. I’m a native North Carolinian who consults, manages real estate and collects and sells books. I love exploring new ways of doing things to keep my mind sharp and to hopefully make my world a slightly better place.
I am fortunate to have done a lot of things since arriving in this world in the winter of 1966. For much of my professional career, I have focused my work on food and agriculture helping to develop the Western North Carolina agriculture economy after the decline of burley tobacco.
Along with my lovely wife Kathy, an artist and retired professional librarian, we have hundreds of books all over our house. Some of my favorite writers include Steinbeck, Poe, Le Guin, Hemingway, Dickens, Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thompson, Cormac McCarthy, Gary Snyder, and Basho. My songwriting heroes include Bob Dylan, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, and Townes Van Zandt.
Since 1997, our little side business, Flying Carpet Books, has been selling rare and collectible books online. It allows me to hold and read some incredible works of art that ultimately belong with passionate collectors and museums. See a glimpse into our collection.
and I’ve lived all over the great state of North Carolina. I know something about each of its 100 counties. Our love of travel informs our business of short-term rental properties. Kathy and I manage two cottages in Asheville and a family beach house at Holden Beach, North Carolina. If you’re looking for simplicity and serenity in beautiful surroundings, we might have what you’re looking for.
And I’m not just saying that because she’s my wife. She has an eye for colors and a distinctive sensibility for style that shows in her watercolors, print designs and urban sketches.
If you have any questions, or if you just want to make contact please send me a note and I will respond shortly.
May you be happy all your days.