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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, April 17, 2023

Posted on April 17, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the writer who said, “My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.” Thornton Wilder, born in Madison, Wisconsin (1897).

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, April 16, 2023

Posted on April 16, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer and teacher Carol Bly, born in Duluth, Minnesota (1930). Bly set her stories in her own home state of Minnesota, where her writing often tackled moral and social issues.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, April 15, 2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of ‘the Empress of the Blues’ Bessie Smith, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (1898). As a child, Smith sang and danced on street corners for coins. Her career began when blues singer Ma Rainey & her Rabbit Foot Minstrels came through Chattanooga, saw Bessie Smith, and took her on the road with them.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, April 14, 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1935, “Black Sunday,” the Great Plains region experienced one of the largest dust storms in American history.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, April 13, 2023

Posted on April 13, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of American short-story writer and novelist Eudora Welty (1909). She was born, raised, and died in Jackson, Mississippi. Welty is best known for her trenchant stories of the South.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Posted on April 12, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of writer Beverly Cleary (1916), the creator of Ramona Quimby, an irascible, imaginative, feisty little girl who continues to transfix children more than 60 years after first appearing in the book Henry Huggins (1950).

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Posted on April 11, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1945 the U.S. Army liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, a camp that was judged second only to Auschwitz in the horrors it imposed on its prisoners.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, April 10, 2023

Posted on April 10, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of writer Anne Lamott, born in San Francisco (1954). Her parents were ardent supporters of social justice and civil rights, and they raised her to be an activist.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, April 9, 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

On this day in 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, April 8, 2023

Posted on April 8, 2023 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Harvey Cushing scientist and “father of neurosurgery,” born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1869. Cushing pioneered the use of X-rays in the diagnosis of brain tumors and developed methods to improve patient survival after major brain operations.

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