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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 16/09/2026

Another “Welcome to Eureka Springs” drop … now with more shakycam. #eurekasprings

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 16/09/2026

Dropping off fresh copies of “Welcome to Eureka Springs” #eurekasprings

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 08/09/2026

Free signup for Thursday's event - I'll read chapters about Eurekan women who changed the world, then do an interview and Q&A writerscolony.org/event/writer...

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(FREE EVENT) Book Launch: Welcome to Eureka Springs: The I-Sh*t-You-Not History of America's Quirkiest Town by Jude Galliot - The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 08/09/2026

Latest blog post ... launch event recap and final event this Thursday www.judegaillot.com/blog/2026/09...

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Everywhere books are sold

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 05/09/2026

It’s always fun when someone “gets” the spirit of your book, and Melodye Purdy certainly did in this interview for “Welcome to Eureka Springs: The I-Sh*t-You-Not History of America’s Quirkiest Town” #booksky youtu.be/GmscZ-zTvkk

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Author Jude Gaillot-Welcome to Eureka Springs

YouTube video by The Eureka Springs Channel

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 27/08/2026

'Welcome to Eureka Springs' launches this weekend!

Print launch 5-7PM Saturday @ Main Street Eureka Springs, audiobook launch 3-5PM Sunday @ The Gravel Bar

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 20/08/2026

The audiobook edition of "Welcome to Eureka Springs" is now available for purchase! #eurekasprings #softlaunch #booksky www.judegaillot.com/blog/2026/08...

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'Welcome to Eureka Springs' audiobook soft launches

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 18/08/2026

My latest blog post lists the local shops that will carry the special edition of Welcome to Eureka Springs: The I-Sh*t-You-Not History of America's Quirkiest Town, which launches in 11 days! #eurekasprings www.judegaillot.com/blog/2026/08...

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Special delivery

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 04/08/2026

Thanks to artist and Eureka Springs Historical Museum outreach coordinator Robin Bray Fine Art for narrating my audiobook chapter about hotel owners and philanthropists Marty and Elise Roenigk! Of course, she chose the museum as her charity. All recordings are now complete!

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 04/08/2026

Thanks to Lorrie Davis of New World Drums and madeineurekasprings.com for narrating my chapter about Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge founding family Don, Hilda, Tanya, Robert, and Clif Jackson! Of course, she chose the refuge as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 30/07/2026

Thanks to Jane Tucker, who makes the wonderful desserts at Ermilio's, for narrating my chapter about Schoe, the anarchist hippie biker elected mayor of Eureka Springs (twice)! She chose Clear Spring School as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 30/07/2026

Thanks to Bill King for narrating my chapter about legal ace Cheryl Maples! Bill was one of the plaintiffs in Cheryl's historic same-sex marriage lawsuit. He chose Happy Valley Dog Rescue as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 30/07/2026

Thanks to Destaney Spirit Marie, singer for Huckleberry Jam and residency and events coordinator for The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow, for narrating my chapter about Richard Banks, the last resident of Eureka Springs' historic Black neighborhood! She chose the Writers' Colony as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 28/07/2026

Thanks to town greeter James Duke for narrating my chapter about the elusive Bigfoot! He chose A Cup of Love Ministry as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 27/07/2026

Thanks to artist and poet Mary Gentle for narrating my chapter about the billionaire Walton family! She chose Grandma's House Children's Advocacy Center as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 27/07/2026

Thanks to classically trained pianist Rebecca Wineinger for narrating my chapter about author and folklorist Cora Pinkley Call! She chose A Cup of Love Ministry as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 25/07/2026

Welcome to Eureka Springs will have TWO book launches, one for the print edition and one for the audiobook! www.judegaillot.com/blog/2026/07...

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Pick your launch party

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 23/07/2026

Thanks to Phyllis Moraga of Wonderland Antiques for narrating my chapter about Ozark UFO Conference founder Lou Farish! She chose the Purple Flower as her charity. "Welcome to Eureka Springs: The I-Sh*t-You-Not History of America's Quirkiest Town" launches August 29!

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 23/07/2026

Thanks to Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce ambassador Lynn Berry for narrating my chapter about author and chef Crescent Dragonwagon! She chose the Flint Street Fellowship Food Pantry as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 22/07/2026

Thanks to event organizer Tracy Johnson for narrating my chapter about Jon Walker, founder of Deadhead-themed campground The Farm! She chose the Purple Flower as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 21/07/2026

Eureka Springs philanthropist and owner of the Basin Park and Crescent Hotels Elise Roenigk passed away Sunday morning. I had the privilege of working with her on the board of The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow for the past three years. She’s at left in the photo, at a 2023 board get-together.

Elise Roenigk, the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow board members and staff, and loved ones in 2023

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 21/07/2026

Thanks to Eureka Springs School of the Arts executive director Kelly McDonough for narrating my chapter about school founders Eleanor Lux, Mary Springer, and Doug Stowe! Of course, she chose ESSA as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 15/07/2026

Thanks to retired community college dean Tricia Evans for narrating my chapter about Dan and Suzie Bell, founders of Echo Thrift Store, ECHO Clinic, and ECHO Village. Of course, she chose ECHO as her charity!

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 15/07/2026

Thanks to Ethan Avanzino of Out In Eureka and Wanderoo Lodge and Gravel Bar for narrating my chapter about Clary Perez, who organized the first public Pride event in Eureka Springs! Of course, he chose Out in Eureka as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 06/07/2026

The city of Eureka Springs proclaimed today Louis and Elsie Freund Day, kicking off a month of events honoring the couple who helped establish the city as an arts destination. See my latest blog post for everything that's going on. www.judegaillot.com/blog/2026/07...

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A day wasn't enough

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 03/07/2026

Thanks to Robert "Butch" Berry, Mayor of Eureka Springs for narrating my chapter about Thorncrown Chapel architect E. Fay Jones! Butch is an architect who studied under Jones at the University of Arkansas. He chose the Eureka Springs Historical Museum as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 02/07/2026

Thanks to chef Emily Cumming of So Good Kitchen Eureka for narrating my chapter about newspaper columnist Virginia Tyler! She chose Good Shepherd Humane Society as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 26/06/2026

Thanks to Good Shepherd Humane Society executive director Cole Wakefield for narrating my chapter about onetime Crescent Hotel mascot Morris the cat! I'll let you guess what charity he chose.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 26/06/2026

Thanks to Graveface Museum guide Julie Cutter for narrating my chapter about Crescent Hotel savior Lowana Feagins! She chose Good Shepherd Humane Society as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 26/06/2026

Thanks to artist Jim Nelson for narrating my chapter about banker and power broker John Fuller Cross! He chose the Museum of Eureka Springs Art as his charity (no shocker, since he's a founding board member).

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 13/06/2026

Many thanks to local author David Abrams for narrating my chapter about the Great Eureka Springs Bank Robbery of 1922! He knocked it out of the park. He chose Good Shepherd Humane Society as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 09/06/2026

Many thanks to Emily Ulibarri of Melonlight Theater for narrating my chapter about dancer and fashion icon Irene Castle! She did an incredible job, but of course anyone who has seen one of Melonlight's productions wouldn't be surprised! Emily chose Good Shepherd Humane Society as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 04/06/2026

Thanks to Lisa Lockwood, my book's copy editor, for narrating my chapter about Great Passion Play founder Gerald L. K. Smith! She picked Main Street Eureka Springs as her charity. If you take their downtown walking tour, you may be fortunate enough to have her as your guide.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 22/05/2026

Thanks to radio deejay Arjay Josephine for narrating my chapter about the slick and shady Joe Parkhill, who started Eureka Springs' "Little Chicago" era! He chose Cup of Life Ministry's food pantry as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 22/05/2026

Thanks to Coltan Scrivner for narrating my chapter about the infamous Norman Baker! Coltan is author of "Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away" and organizer of the Zombie Crawl and Nightmare in the Ozarks. He chose The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 17/05/2026

Thanks to artist John Rankine for narrating my chapter about Spring Street Pottery founder Gary Eagan, whose unremarkable term as city councilman quietly made history! He chose The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 17/05/2026

Thanks to Heart of Many Ways executive director Melissa Clare for narrating my chapter about artist Elisabetta De Vescovi Whitman! Of course, she chose Heart of Many Ways as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 17/05/2026

Thanks to Dan Morris for narrating my chapter about 1973 Ozark Mountain Folkfair organizer Edd Jeffords! Dan was a stagehand at the festival that supercharged Eureka Springs' hippie migration. He chose the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 11/05/2026

Thanks to my beautiful and talented wife, Kricket, for narrating my chapter about Elise Quigley, who designed Quigley's Castle! She chose Heart of Many Ways as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 11/05/2026

Thanks to Reillot Weston for narrating my chapter about Wild West outlaw Bill Doolin, who was captured in Eureka Springs! He chose Clear Spring School as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 11/05/2026

Thanks to Nathan White for narrating my chapter about Jennie Cowan, whose blindness was cured by Eureka Springs water in 1880! He chose the Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 08/05/2026

Many thanks to Wendi La Fey for narrating my chapter about the heartbreaking story of Mary Breckinridge! She chose Good Shepherd Humane Society as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 28/04/2026

Thanks to poet Wendy Taylor Carlisle for narrating my chapter about entrepreneur Don McGuire! Wendy actually helped Don open Cap'n Don's bar and grill on Main Street back in 1973. She chose The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 28/04/2026

Thanks to Marcus Tate-Greene of Sugar and Crumbs Cafe for narrating my chapter about hymn composer Thoro Harris! He chose the Purple Flower as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 20/04/2026

RIP longtime Eureka Springs booster Bill Ott. Bill bore a striking resemblance to the Santa Claus who brightened holidays for countless kids visiting town during Christmastime. True to form, he used funny character voices when narrating the Powell Clayton chapter for my audiobook.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 08/04/2026

Many thanks to artist, author, and storyteller Zeek Taylor for narrating my chapter about Louis and Elsie Freund, who helped established Eureka Spring as an arts destination! He chose The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 01/04/2026

Many thanks to Dann Richardson of HeliosGraphics for narrating my chapter about Judge and Buck Saunders, whose story led to the founding of Eureka Springs in 1879! Dann chose The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow as his charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 01/04/2026

Thanks to Purple Flower director Shiloh Grace for narrating my Carrie Nation chapter! Of course, she picked The Purple Flower, Carroll County's domestic violence and sexual assault resource and support center, as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 04/03/2026

Many thanks to ceremonial singer Megan Henry for narrating my audiobook chapter about early 20th century social club booster and tunesmith W. J. Moore! She also chose Purple Flower as her charity.

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Jude Gaillot @judegaillot.com · 04/03/2026

Thanks to Jonathan Teigen for narrating my audiobook chapter about hoaxsters Thomas Campbell, Henry Johnson, and John Hallum! He chose Purple Flower domestic violence and sexual assault support center as his charity. Not surprising, since he volunteers as the president of their board!

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