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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

It’s the birthday of physician and essayist Lewis Thomas (1913-1993), who said, “The great secret of doctors…is that most things get better by themselves.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, November 24, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, November 24, 2020

It’s the birthday of Arundhati Roy (1959), who wrote “The God of Small Things” (1997) all at once, no drafts, and it won the Man Booker Prize.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, November 23, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, November 23, 2020

“We see you, see ourselves and know / That we must take the utmost care / And kindness in all things.” –Joy Harjo

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The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, November 22, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, November 22, 2020

It’s the birthday of novelist George Eliot (1819-1880), who said, “My only desire is to know the truth, my only fear to cling to error.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, November 21, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, November 21, 2020

The agreement known as the Dayton Accords was reached on this date 25 years ago to end the war and genocide in Bosnia.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, November 20, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, November 20, 2020

On this day 200 years ago, a sperm whale attacked a whaling ship off the coast of South America. The story later inspired the book “Moby-Dick.”

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The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, November 19, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, November 19, 2020

On this day in 1956, Ernest Hemingway recovered a trunk from the Hôtel Ritz Paris that contained the Paris-era journals that would become his memoir.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, November 18, 2020

It’s the birthday of American statistician George Gallup (1901-1984), whose name became synonymous with the opinion poll.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, November 17, 2020

On this date 50 years ago, Douglas Engelbart received a patent for the first computer mouse. He never received any royalties.

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The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, November 16, 2020

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, November 16, 2020

It’s the birthday of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe (1930-2013), author of the worldwide hit “Things Fall Apart.”

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