Michael Prewitt

@matt_j_miller Friends, co-conspirators, those with whom Berry was in some kind of dialogue (I’d add Stegner, Abbey as well) would make a fascinating project itself.

@AmericanGwyn Very thin, but very hard. 1 mm.

The proper thickness of a guitar pick is:

@bentonsdream That’s ideal!

@sarahsm_th No. I think it is all life long. But especially when one lives in Portland TN

So many people’s biggest concerns about Appalachia are the pronunciation and dispelling negative stereotypes bc they want to benefit from the coolness of being a hillbilly while distancing themselves from the realities of the region

Japan vs Orix Buffalos was watched by 36 million people in Japan Japan vs Korea 55+ million Japan vs Italy 62.5 million Most watched World Series game: 54.5 million in 1980 Good chance USA vs JAPAN is the most watched baseball game of all time

@KenJennings They probably drank 3 or 4 a show. This is a way to keep the bus stocked 🧠

Mildly surprised by how much Caffeine Free Diet Coke the Highwaymen were drinking.

@andrewharnish This week faced deserts, heat, bugs, traffic, and high prices. All the wealth inequality issues seem are just so starkly displayed in SoCal too. As a place, it is what it is, but as a place to move to, Texas seems a much better choice for *those* people. As is happening, I think

@sarahsm_th By god

@evelynhudson90 It’s worse in bordering cities than it is farther away, I’ve found.

@seeshespeak Also, goddamn, reading that article made me really sad I don’t get to hang out with you and Dave anymore.

@seeshespeak I’m just glad that tales of my exploits and misadventures are circulating in such far-flung locales as *Burlington, VT*

Let it be known that somebody, somewhere, has agreed with me and even admitted to doing so in print. slate.com/culture/2023/0…

@sarahsm_th God we are such sinners

@bentonsdream Either show up 3 hrs early or don’t go at all, thems the rules

@bentonsdream Lol

@EliseBlackwell Tommy Orange was so nice in that he was so real. No pretense.

@melnickjeffrey1 Ron T is one of the underappreciated geniuses, even inside bluegrass

Just listening to an old bluegrass song that has the phrase "memories that bless and burn" and lord does that hit home.

@unburiedbooks Setting

When reading, what engages you the most? (Impossible question, we know)

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Today is the winter solstice - the first day of the season. So here is a thread of the most beautiful paintings of winter: The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565)