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On this day in 1905, Virginia Woolf was doubting her abilities. Her debut novel, The Voyage Out, would be published ten years later.
October 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On this day in 1858.

#perpetualorgy
September 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
On this day in 1941.

(From the book, 'Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera' by Gerry Souter)
March 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
On this day in 1933.
February 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"I did not answer that question, for I have no doubt that sooner or later they will find their way, free of charge."

—From Sendak's book, 'Caldecott & Co.: Notes on Books and Pictures'
January 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A note David Lynch sent to his parents in 1977, the year Eraserhead was unleashed on the public.

(From the excellent book, 'Room to Dream' – by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna. Published in 2018.)
January 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
On this day in 1972, John Cheever was going through it.
January 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
On this day in 1957, American screenwriter Dalton Trumbo wrote to his daughter as she visited Europe.
January 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Letter printed in The Times, 1st Jan 2025.
January 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Happy birthday to this unimprovable bunch of words.
January 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"If you give in, nothing can help you."
January 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Virginia Woolf on this day in 1932.
December 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
On this day in 1949.

(From 'Edith Sitwell: Selected Letters 1919-1964'.)
December 19, 2024 at 10:08 AM
All other pieces of writing advice can stand down. We have a winner.
December 1, 2024 at 9:14 PM
“Any better ideas?”
November 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
😳
November 21, 2024 at 3:08 PM
On this day in 1963, Samuel Beckett wrote to a friend whose father had recently died.

(From 'No Author Better Served: The Correspondence of Samuel Beckett & Alan Schneider')
November 19, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Marty Feldman's letterhead was a thing of beauty.
November 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM
There's an elegance to it.
November 18, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Reminds me of Lucian Freud turning down an interview request.
November 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM
On this day in 1872, Flaubert was me.
November 13, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Evelyn Waugh on this day in 1931.
November 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Kurt Vonnegut, born on this day in 1922.
November 11, 2024 at 10:26 PM
On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had written and asked, “What makes a good citizen?"
November 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM