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Story of Writing January 1, 2026
Season 26 Episode 101
The U.S. bans importation of slaves, the Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect, and the birthday club includes Maria Edgeworth, E. M. Forster, a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 31, 2025
Arthur Guiness signs a 9,000 year lease for a brewery, Thomas Edison unveils his incandescent light, and U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces the…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 30, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1230
Today's birthday club includes Rudyard Kipling, Bo Diddley, and Douglas Coupland - with a reading from Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility."
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 29, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1229
Czech writer Vaclav Havel becomes President of Czechoslovakia, the language Akkala Sami dies, and the birthday club includes Rick Danko, Marianne Fai…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 28, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1228
The first writing on X-rays, the ESA is signed into law, and the birthday club includes Catharine Maria Sedgwick and Charlie Pierce - with a reading …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 27, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1227
The Flushing Remonstrance, Darwin sets sail on the HMS Beagle, and the birthday club includes Cokie Roberts and Sarah Vowell - with a reading from J.…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 26, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1226
The Beatles release a couple hits in the U.S., Kwanzaa is first celebrated, the Soviet Union dissolves, and the birthday club includes Mary Sommervil…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Story of Writing December 25, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1225
The birthday club includes Sir Isaac Newton and Carlos Castaneda - with a reading from Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden."
7 months ago
Story of Writing December 24, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1224
"Silent Night" premieres, "Aida," too, and the birthday club includes Mary Higgins Clark and Stephanie Meyer - with a reading from Clark's "The Secon…
7 months ago
Story of Writing December 23, 2025
Season 25 Episode 1223
Jane Austen publishes "Emma," women are considered equal in UK workplaces, and the birthday club includes Norman Maclean and Jorma Kaukonen - with a …
7 months ago