Adventurer · Poet · Host
Chad Faries
Writing at the edge of memoir, place, and the strange ordinary.
Publications
Faries’ project is not only to retell, but to rescue and remake the stories—to write something more real than “pamphlet” and “find a home in the white space.”
Amasa Speaker Factory
A book-length symphony echoing about Michigan's Upper Peninsula with a mining helmet, a pickaxe, and dizzying movements.
Drive Me Out of My Mind
A memoir of road, recklessness, and the long education of a restless American boyhood.
The Book of Knowledge
Poems and design drawn from a 19th century children's encyclopedia through the lens of a Blakean exploration of innocence and experience
The Border Will Be Soon
A debut collection navigating the contested territories of family, landscape, and American myth through the lens of Yugoslavian civil war.
Creative Pursuits
Iron Family Documentary
Loomings
I am snow hill, roll
and wallow, salt lick for dream;
wed of water wish.
Inlander magnet.
Meditation-sway-grim-mouth;
my belly, story.
Other Works
The Spaces
Come Stay
Two extraordinary properties in Savannah, Georgia — a treehouse retreat and a glamping village — each designed for rest, wonder, and a little wildness.
Diamond Oaks · Savannah, Georgia · Six Unique Spaces
"One of the most magical places I've ever stayed. Woke up to birdsong in the treehouse and didn't want to leave."
— Sarah M.
"The Flaming Flamingo was an absolute dream — whimsical, cozy, and perfectly styled. Chad is a wonderful host."
— James & Lila T.
"Diamond Oaks is unlike anything else in Savannah. The Orient Express felt like stepping into another era entirely."
— Priya K.