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About yarnspinnerpress

Story teller, retired journalist, author, folksinger, folklorist, gardener.

Winter’s Bone Trailer

Posted on May 1, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

“The trailer is now up on The New York Times site. They have a link to it on top of the right-hand column with a still of Jennifer on the porch (http://movies.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html). I hope they keep it there through the … Continue reading →

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Chuy’s

Posted on April 24, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

I first discovered Chuy’s on a trip to Austin about 20 years ago in search of information on how to create and install an Emergency 911 system in Howell County. The Quill paid my salary, while Ozarks Medical Center and … Continue reading →

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Compadres

Posted on April 23, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

This is my cat, Priscilla, a harlequin calico with, as you can see, a checquered ancestry, who adopted me after a long conversation in which she informed me that she would only stay if I promised not to scare her. … Continue reading →

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A wild-ass Texas Fiddler

Posted on April 22, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

The fiddlers’ convention was a world of its own, with no organization to speak of, except for signing up to play in the little auditorium there at North Arkansas Community College. Oh, and they designated certain rooms a s “Electric” … Continue reading →

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Players at the Fiddlers Convention

Posted on April 21, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress
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Hotel Seville

Posted on April 21, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress

If you’re planning an overnight in or near Harrison, Ark., check out this place. I stayed there at someone else’s whim during the Arkansas Fiddler’s Convention , while hanging out with Winter’s Bone Executive Producer Jonathan Scheuer. Jonathan, it turns … Continue reading →

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Dauphin Island

Posted on April 20, 2010 by yarnspinnerpress
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