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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, November 13, 2021

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It was on this day in 1789 that Ben Franklin wrote his famous phrase “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, November 12, 2021

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Today is the birthday of Elizabeth Cady Standon, an author, speaker, and activist promoter of womens rights and sufferage.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, November 11, 2021

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Today is the birthday of Kurt Vonnegut (1922), author of many books including “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Jailbird,” and “Welcome to the Monkey House.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, November 10, 2021

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It was on this day in 1956 that American jazz singer Billie Holiday performed a legendary concert at Carnegie Hall after a three-year absence due to drug addiction and jail.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, November 9, 2021

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Poet Anne Sexton was born on this day in 1928. “The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that’s saying a lot.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, November 8, 2021

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“In a weak moment, I have written a book.” said Margaret Mitchell of her epic novel “Gone With the Wind.” She was born on this day in 1937.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, November 7, 2021

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Today marks the birth of Canadian songstress and painter Joni Mitchell (1943), as well as of Polish physicist and chemist Marie Curie (1867).

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, November 6, 2021

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It’s the birthday of poet Anne Porter (1911). She published her first collection, “An Altogether Different Language” in 1994 when she was 83 years old.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, November 5, 2021

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“I do not remember when I did not expect to be a writer,” wrote Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American poet, born on this day in 1850.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, November 4, 2021

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Today is the birthday of Pulitzer Prize winning American poet C.K. Williams (1936) and of humorist, actor, and vaudeville performer Will Rogers (1879).

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