The birthday club includes Albert Murray, Burt Bacharach, Farley Mowat, and George Carlin - with a reading from Mowat's "Never Cry Wolf."
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Story of Writing May 11, 2025
The first book is published and the birthday club includes Harriet Quimby and Irving Berlin, with a reading of Rose Islander's "Love 6."
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Story of Writing May 10, 2025
Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman to run for U.S. President, Winston Churchill becomes UK Prime Minister, and Marvel publishes the first issue of "The Incredible Hulk." The birthday club includes Max Steiner, Ariel Durant, and Bel Kaufman - with a reading from Kaufman's "Up the Down Staircase."
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Story of Writing May 9, 2025
The oldest treaty - that is still in effect - is signed and the birthday club includes J. M. Barrie and Richard Adams - with a reading from Barrie's "Peter Pan."
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Story of Writing May 8, 2025
It is Victory in Europe or "V-E" Day, small pox is declared eradicated, and the birthday club includes Robert Johnson and Naomi Klein - with a reading from Klein's "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate."
On this short, daily podcast, host Jon Brown talks about the writers and written work that made history on this day. Each episode includes a reading of prose or poetry.
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