Greg Fields
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Author, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚. Winner, North American Book Award for Literary Fiction; Southern California Book Festival Book of the Year, etc. Editor for my publisher and presenter at the International Dublin Writers Festival
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Arundhati Roy, born in 1961. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 (1997) won the Booker Prize. Her second novel, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑼𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, did not appear until twenty years later.
"Being a writer is the thing that comes closest to not having a profession."
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"Being a writer is the thing that comes closest to not having a profession."
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November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Arundhati Roy, born in 1961. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 (1997) won the Booker Prize. Her second novel, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑼𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, did not appear until twenty years later.
"Being a writer is the thing that comes closest to not having a profession."
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"Being a writer is the thing that comes closest to not having a profession."
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French writer, satirist and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), who helped spark the Enlightenment. His wit and criticism of Christianity and his advocacy of freedoms of speech and religion and church-state separation earned him both exile and literary immortality.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
French writer, satirist and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), who helped spark the Enlightenment. His wit and criticism of Christianity and his advocacy of freedoms of speech and religion and church-state separation earned him both exile and literary immortality.
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South African writer and activist Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014), 1991 Nobel Prize
"What is the purpose of writing? For me it is to explain the mystery of life [which] includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are."
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"What is the purpose of writing? For me it is to explain the mystery of life [which] includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are."
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November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
South African writer and activist Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014), 1991 Nobel Prize
"What is the purpose of writing? For me it is to explain the mystery of life [which] includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are."
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"What is the purpose of writing? For me it is to explain the mystery of life [which] includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are."
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Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, born this day in 1939. Multiple winner of the Booker Prize, whose signature work 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅'𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 has become all too relevant.
"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
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"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
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November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, born this day in 1939. Multiple winner of the Booker Prize, whose signature work 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅'𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 has become all too relevant.
"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
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"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94)
𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 and 𝑫𝒓.𝑱𝒆𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒓. 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒆 (which he wrote in three days after a vivid dream). He collapsed while opening a bottle of wine, asking his wife 'Does my face look strange?', and died of a brain hemorrhage at age 44.
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𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 and 𝑫𝒓.𝑱𝒆𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒓. 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒆 (which he wrote in three days after a vivid dream). He collapsed while opening a bottle of wine, asking his wife 'Does my face look strange?', and died of a brain hemorrhage at age 44.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94)
𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 and 𝑫𝒓.𝑱𝒆𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒓. 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒆 (which he wrote in three days after a vivid dream). He collapsed while opening a bottle of wine, asking his wife 'Does my face look strange?', and died of a brain hemorrhage at age 44.
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𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 and 𝑫𝒓.𝑱𝒆𝒌𝒚𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒓. 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒆 (which he wrote in three days after a vivid dream). He collapsed while opening a bottle of wine, asking his wife 'Does my face look strange?', and died of a brain hemorrhage at age 44.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81)
He gave his first novel, 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒌, to some friends, who stayed up all night reading it. They pounded on his door at 4:00 AM to tell him that he'd written a masterpiece. He later said that was the happiest moment of his life.
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He gave his first novel, 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒌, to some friends, who stayed up all night reading it. They pounded on his door at 4:00 AM to tell him that he'd written a masterpiece. He later said that was the happiest moment of his life.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81)
He gave his first novel, 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒌, to some friends, who stayed up all night reading it. They pounded on his door at 4:00 AM to tell him that he'd written a masterpiece. He later said that was the happiest moment of his life.
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He gave his first novel, 𝑷𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒌, to some friends, who stayed up all night reading it. They pounded on his door at 4:00 AM to tell him that he'd written a masterpiece. He later said that was the happiest moment of his life.
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In 1960, after a jury finds publisher Penguin Books not guilty in an obscenity trial, the uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚'𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 finally goes on sale in the UK.
Sales were brisk.
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Sales were brisk.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In 1960, after a jury finds publisher Penguin Books not guilty in an obscenity trial, the uncensored version of D. H. Lawrence's 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚'𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 finally goes on sale in the UK.
Sales were brisk.
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Sales were brisk.
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Albert Camus (1913-60)
Born in Algeria, he moved to Paris in 1940 and finished 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 as tanks rolled into the city.
"A writer cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it."
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Born in Algeria, he moved to Paris in 1940 and finished 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 as tanks rolled into the city.
"A writer cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it."
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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Albert Camus (1913-60)
Born in Algeria, he moved to Paris in 1940 and finished 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 as tanks rolled into the city.
"A writer cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it."
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Born in Algeria, he moved to Paris in 1940 and finished 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 as tanks rolled into the city.
"A writer cannot put himself today in the service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it."
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In 1996 Spalding Gray's one-man play 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝑺𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆 opened.
One critic wrote of Gray's style:
"Spalding the storyteller. Spalding the mystical. Spalding the hilarious. Spalding the self-exposed, the professionally puzzled, the scared, the brave."
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One critic wrote of Gray's style:
"Spalding the storyteller. Spalding the mystical. Spalding the hilarious. Spalding the self-exposed, the professionally puzzled, the scared, the brave."
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November 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In 1996 Spalding Gray's one-man play 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝑺𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆 opened.
One critic wrote of Gray's style:
"Spalding the storyteller. Spalding the mystical. Spalding the hilarious. Spalding the self-exposed, the professionally puzzled, the scared, the brave."
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One critic wrote of Gray's style:
"Spalding the storyteller. Spalding the mystical. Spalding the hilarious. Spalding the self-exposed, the professionally puzzled, the scared, the brave."
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John Keats (1795-1821) He apprenticed in a hospital and even worked as a surgeon before turning to poetry. Tuberculosis forced him to Italy, where he fell in love with Fanny Brawne and did his best work. He died just as a poor review for 𝑬𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒎𝒊𝒐𝒏 was published.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
John Keats (1795-1821) He apprenticed in a hospital and even worked as a surgeon before turning to poetry. Tuberculosis forced him to Italy, where he fell in love with Fanny Brawne and did his best work. He died just as a poor review for 𝑬𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒎𝒊𝒐𝒏 was published.
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James Boswell (1740-95) He loved gossip and drinking, so he went to London, met his hero Samuel Johnson in the back of a bookshop and followed him around for the next 20 years. In 1791 he published 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏, the first truly personal biography.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
James Boswell (1740-95) He loved gossip and drinking, so he went to London, met his hero Samuel Johnson in the back of a bookshop and followed him around for the next 20 years. In 1791 he published 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒏, the first truly personal biography.
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Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-53), born this day
"I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression."
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"I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression."
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October 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-53), born this day
"I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression."
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"I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression."
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The birthday of Pat Conroy (1945-2016) 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒊, etc.
Brilliant, lyrical, evocative and intense, he loved the written word unlike anyone I've ever read, and fostered the careers of so many writers, including my own.
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Brilliant, lyrical, evocative and intense, he loved the written word unlike anyone I've ever read, and fostered the careers of so many writers, including my own.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The birthday of Pat Conroy (1945-2016) 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒊, etc.
Brilliant, lyrical, evocative and intense, he loved the written word unlike anyone I've ever read, and fostered the careers of so many writers, including my own.
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Brilliant, lyrical, evocative and intense, he loved the written word unlike anyone I've ever read, and fostered the careers of so many writers, including my own.
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Poet John Berryman (1914-72) As treatment for his mental struggles he logged his dreams. These became 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔, his best work. A professor at the time, he committed suicide by jumping off a bridge at the U. of Minnesota as students walked by him to class.
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October 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Poet John Berryman (1914-72) As treatment for his mental struggles he logged his dreams. These became 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔, his best work. A professor at the time, he committed suicide by jumping off a bridge at the U. of Minnesota as students walked by him to class.
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In 1958 Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) was awarded the Nobel Prize. Enraged, the Soviet Union's Communist Party
forced him to decline it. His son finally accepted the award on his father's behalf in 1989. 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒈𝒐 is now part of the Russian school curriculum.
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forced him to decline it. His son finally accepted the award on his father's behalf in 1989. 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒈𝒐 is now part of the Russian school curriculum.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In 1958 Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) was awarded the Nobel Prize. Enraged, the Soviet Union's Communist Party
forced him to decline it. His son finally accepted the award on his father's behalf in 1989. 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒈𝒐 is now part of the Russian school curriculum.
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forced him to decline it. His son finally accepted the award on his father's behalf in 1989. 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒁𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒈𝒐 is now part of the Russian school curriculum.
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In 1964 French author Jean-Paul Sartre refused the Nobel Prize for Literature, stating that he did not believe that writers should be part of an institution. He also states that the award favored Western models and marginalized writers with different ideologies.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In 1964 French author Jean-Paul Sartre refused the Nobel Prize for Literature, stating that he did not believe that writers should be part of an institution. He also states that the award favored Western models and marginalized writers with different ideologies.
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Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh (1904-67) - 𝑶𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅
"The question of technique is not simply a matter of grammar and syntax or anything as easy as that. It has to do with the mystical. Real technique is a spiritual quality, a condition of mind..."
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"The question of technique is not simply a matter of grammar and syntax or anything as easy as that. It has to do with the mystical. Real technique is a spiritual quality, a condition of mind..."
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October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh (1904-67) - 𝑶𝒏 𝑹𝒂𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅
"The question of technique is not simply a matter of grammar and syntax or anything as easy as that. It has to do with the mystical. Real technique is a spiritual quality, a condition of mind..."
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"The question of technique is not simply a matter of grammar and syntax or anything as easy as that. It has to do with the mystical. Real technique is a spiritual quality, a condition of mind..."
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In 1955 Tolkien's 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 was published. Its penultimate chapter, "The Scouring of the Shire", has been called the most important of the entire 𝑳𝑶𝑻𝑹 saga, containing a satire of socialism, allusions to the postwar era, and a nod to environmentalism
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October 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In 1955 Tolkien's 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 was published. Its penultimate chapter, "The Scouring of the Shire", has been called the most important of the entire 𝑳𝑶𝑻𝑹 saga, containing a satire of socialism, allusions to the postwar era, and a nod to environmentalism
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Playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005)
While writing his play 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏, he went to bed at night and realized that his face was wet from crying, and his throat was sore from speaking and shouting the lines of dialogue as he wrote.
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While writing his play 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏, he went to bed at night and realized that his face was wet from crying, and his throat was sore from speaking and shouting the lines of dialogue as he wrote.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005)
While writing his play 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏, he went to bed at night and realized that his face was wet from crying, and his throat was sore from speaking and shouting the lines of dialogue as he wrote.
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While writing his play 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏, he went to bed at night and realized that his face was wet from crying, and his throat was sore from speaking and shouting the lines of dialogue as he wrote.
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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) - Poet, playwright, novelist
Imprisoned in 1895 for 'gross indecency', hard labor, hard food and a hard bed wore away his already delicate health. After release he wandered the streets of Paris alone and spent what little he had on drink.
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Imprisoned in 1895 for 'gross indecency', hard labor, hard food and a hard bed wore away his already delicate health. After release he wandered the streets of Paris alone and spent what little he had on drink.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) - Poet, playwright, novelist
Imprisoned in 1895 for 'gross indecency', hard labor, hard food and a hard bed wore away his already delicate health. After release he wandered the streets of Paris alone and spent what little he had on drink.
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Imprisoned in 1895 for 'gross indecency', hard labor, hard food and a hard bed wore away his already delicate health. After release he wandered the streets of Paris alone and spent what little he had on drink.
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Poet ee cummings (1894-1962)
Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote "He offers for sale poetry which is...inexplicable to a person as intelligent as myself...What I propose is this: that you give Mr. Cummings enough rope. He may hang himself; or he may lasso a unicorn."
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Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote "He offers for sale poetry which is...inexplicable to a person as intelligent as myself...What I propose is this: that you give Mr. Cummings enough rope. He may hang himself; or he may lasso a unicorn."
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October 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote "He offers for sale poetry which is...inexplicable to a person as intelligent as myself...What I propose is this: that you give Mr. Cummings enough rope. He may hang himself; or he may lasso a unicorn."
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Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote "He offers for sale poetry which is...inexplicable to a person as intelligent as myself...What I propose is this: that you give Mr. Cummings enough rope. He may hang himself; or he may lasso a unicorn."
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Edward Albee’s 𝑾𝒉𝒐'𝒔 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑽𝒊𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝑾𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒇? premieres on Broadway in 1962. Albee who liked the sound of the pun, which he first heard at his favorite bar, and used it as his play’s title. In Prague, the play was billed as ‘Who’s Afraid of Franz Kafka?’
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October 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Edward Albee’s 𝑾𝒉𝒐'𝒔 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑽𝒊𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝑾𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒇? premieres on Broadway in 1962. Albee who liked the sound of the pun, which he first heard at his favorite bar, and used it as his play’s title. In Prague, the play was billed as ‘Who’s Afraid of Franz Kafka?’
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In 1967 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒐𝒚 premiered as a play in Dublin, adapted from Brendan Behan's book. Behan had died three years earlier at age 41. While in New York he became friends with Arthur Miller and Bob Dylan, but his drinking intensified as he struggled with his fame.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In 1967 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒐𝒚 premiered as a play in Dublin, adapted from Brendan Behan's book. Behan had died three years earlier at age 41. While in New York he became friends with Arthur Miller and Bob Dylan, but his drinking intensified as he struggled with his fame.
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In 1946 Eugene O'Neill's play 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉, centering on a group of alcoholics in a boarding house above a saloon, premiered on Broadway, opening to mixed reviews. It's come to be seen as "a harsh and ruthless drama" and "one of America's greatest plays"
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October 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In 1946 Eugene O'Neill's play 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉, centering on a group of alcoholics in a boarding house above a saloon, premiered on Broadway, opening to mixed reviews. It's come to be seen as "a harsh and ruthless drama" and "one of America's greatest plays"
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Frank Herbert (1920-86) While writing an article about Oregon sand dunes he became enthralled by his research. He abandoned the article and wrote 𝑫𝒖𝒏𝒆, which was rejected by 23 publishers before a small press known mainly for its auto-repair manuals took a chance
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October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Frank Herbert (1920-86) While writing an article about Oregon sand dunes he became enthralled by his research. He abandoned the article and wrote 𝑫𝒖𝒏𝒆, which was rejected by 23 publishers before a small press known mainly for its auto-repair manuals took a chance
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