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

Posted on March 5, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“The law has nothing to do with justice, and injustice can’t be left unchallenged. So I decided to be a writer” – Leslie Marmon Silko, born this day in 1948

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

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Today is the birthday of author Khaled Hosseini, born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His breakout novel “The Kite Runner” sold over 1 million copies in 2 years.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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On this day in 1931 Francis Scott Key’s poem “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the official national anthem of the United States.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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“I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living; it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.” – Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904)

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, March 1, 2021

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On this date in 1872 Yellowstone became the first national park in the world. American author Wallace Stegner wrote: “National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, February 28, 2021

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On this date in 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA after stealing the work of biophysicist Rosalind Franklin who had xray photographed the DNA molecule.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, February 27, 2021

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It’s the birthday of the writer who said, “Truth disappears with the telling of it”: Lawrence Durrell (1911). He is author of “The Alexandria Quartet” four books covering the same events from different points of view.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, February 26, 2021

Posted on February 26, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

The Grand Canyon was called by Teddy Roosevelt, “the one great sight which every American should see.” On this day in 1919, it was designated a National Park.

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, February 25, 2021

Posted on February 25, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

Today is the birthday of Anthony Burgess (1917). Writer of a great many things, he once said: “To some of us, the wresting of beauty out of language is the only thing in the world that matters.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Posted on February 24, 2021 - Writer's Almanac

“One breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read — in such a moment, anything can happen.” –Jane Hirshfield, born in New York City on this day, 1953.

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