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The Writer’s Almanac for October 21, 2018

Posted on October 21, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the late actress and author Carrie Fisher, who said of her hypothetical obituary, “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.”

The Writer’s Almanac for October 20, 2018

Posted on October 20, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of the poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854), who wrote all of his poetry in the space of less than five years, from age 15 to 20.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 19, 2018

Posted on October 19, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Tracy Chevalier, author of “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” who said, “Don’t write about yourself — you aren’t as interesting as you think.”

The Writer’s Almanac for October 18, 2018

Posted on October 18, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It was on this day in 1851 that Moby-Dick was first published, in beautiful bindings decorated with paintings of the wrong type of whale.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 17, 2018

Posted on October 17, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Shinichi Suzuki (1898), who developed a way of teaching very young children to play classical music by listening and imitating.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 16, 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of Oscar Wilde (Dublin, 1854), who said, “The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”

The Writer’s Almanac for October 15, 2018

Posted on October 15, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844), who said both “God is dead” and “[W]e should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.”

The Writer’s Almanac for October 14, 2018

Posted on October 14, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of poet E.E. Cummings (1894), who spent his adulthood painting in the afternoons and writing in the evenings.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 13, 2018

Posted on October 13, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

It’s the birthday of singer-songwriter Paul Simon (1941), who played the last show of his farewell tour last month in his hometown of Queens, New York.

The Writer’s Almanac for October 12, 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 - Writer's Almanac

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave, and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” ––Alice Childress, born this day in 1916

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