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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 29, 2022

Posted on August 29, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the 70th birthday of Author Karen Hesse. Her work is oriented towards young adults and children, and often brings history into the story. She won the Newbery Medal for “Out of the Dust” in 1997.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 28, 2022

Posted on August 28, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of poet Rita Dove (1952). She grew up in an educated and literary African American family. She said, “All I ever wanted to do was write the best damn poem that I could write — a poem that was true and honest and the very best I could write artistically and linguistically.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 27, 2022

Posted on August 27, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.” –Georg Hegel, philosopher, born on this day in 1770.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, August 26, 2022

Posted on August 26, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Roman Catholic nun and missionary Mother Teresa was born on this day in Macedonia, 1910. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She accepted the award, but asked that they cancel the gala dinner and donate the money to charity. The committee asked her what people should do to promote peace and she answered, “Go home and love your family.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, August 25, 2022

Posted on August 25, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Brian Moore, a novelist born in Ireland (1921) and of the American poet Charles Wright (1935.) Also, on this day in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the act that established the National Park Service.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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Poet and short-story writer Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on this day in 1899. By 1955 he was completely blind. He said, “I speak of God’s splendid irony in granting me at once 800,000 books and darkness,.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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On this date in 1305, William Wallace was executed for treason in London. A Scottish national hero of about 35 years old, his traitors death was written about in “The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I .”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, August 22, 2022

Posted on August 22, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of American novelist Annie Proulx (1935), who won the Pulitzer Prize for her second novel, “The Shipping News.” And, of the prolific science fiction and fantasy writer Ray Bradbury (1920).

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, August 21, 2022

Posted on August 21, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of novelist Robert Stone. “”Writing is lonely. […] So, it’s a bad life for a person because it’s so lonely and because it consists of such highs and lows, and there’s not always anywhere to take these emotional states. […] It’s a life that’s tough to sustain without falling prey to some kind of beguiling diversion that’s not good for you.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, August 20, 2022

Posted on August 20, 2022 - Writer's Almanac

“I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.” –H.P. Lovecraft, born on this day in (1890).

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