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Story of Writing October 18, 2025
Season 25
Episode 1018
Published 7 months, 1 week ago
Description
Herman Melville publishes "The Whale" - better known as "Moby Dick" - in London, Phyllis Wheatley is granted her freedom, and the birthday club includes Isabelle Briggs-Meyers, Martha Burk, Ntozake Shange, Wendy Wasserstein, and Terry McMillan - with a reading from McMillan's take on writing.