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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 13, 2021

Posted on September 13, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.”– Clara Schumann, pianist and composer. Born Clara Wieck on this day in 1819.

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 12, 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Irène Joliot-Curie, daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, was born in Paris on this day 1897. Like her mother, she won a Nobel Prize for her work with radioactive elements, and like her mother, she died of leukemia as a result of that work.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 11, 2021

Posted on September 11, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Twenty years ago 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes intending to crash them into New York’s World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and The White House. Three out of four-hit their targets and nearly 3000 people lost their lives.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, September 10, 2021

Posted on September 10, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Poet Mary Oliver was born on this day 1935. “One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear. It mustn’t be fancy.” She must have been right, as her poetry was consistently on the Best Sellers lists.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, September 9, 2021

Posted on September 9, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of singer songwriter Otis Redding (1941), known for soulful songs like “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” and “Try a Little Tenderness.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1952 that Ernest Hemingway published “The Old Man and the Sea,” the last book published during his lifetime.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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Anna Mary Robertson, the painter known as Grandma Moses, was born on this day 1860. Took up painting at age 77. Produced 115 paintings before her death at age 101.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, September 6, 2021

Posted on September 6, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Alice Sebold (1963), who gets up every day at 4 a.m. to write because, she says, “If you start in the dark, the judges are all asleep.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, September 5, 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1975 that Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a devoted follower of Charles Manson, pointed a loaded .45-caliber pistol at President Gerald Ford.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, September 4, 2021

Posted on September 4, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

George Eastman received a patent for the first film camera, which he called Kodak, on this date in 1888. Later developing cellulose film, he eliminated the need for plates in photography.

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