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

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

“I’m only a jolly storyteller and have nothing to do with politics or schemes and my only plan is the old Chinese way of the Tao: Avoid the authorities.”– Jack Kerouac, born this day 1922

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

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

Today is the birthday of author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916). Unlike most children’s authors at the time, he celebrated city life. His first book was “The Snowy Day” (1962).

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

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

Today we remember Harriet Tubman on the day of her death in 1913. Born into slavery, her birth is unknown. After escaping to freedom in 1849 she returned to help others with the journey.

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

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

“It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment?” — Vita Sackville-West, born on this day in 1892

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

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

Today is the 90th birthday of American writer John McPhee. He says when asked how he’s so prolific, “You know, you put an ounce in a bucket each day, you get a quart.”

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

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

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep./But I have promises to keep,/And miles to go before I sleep,/And miles to go before I sleep.” By Robert Frost. Published on this day 1923.

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

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

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” How do we love poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning? Born in Durham, England, 215 years ago today.

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

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

“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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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