101 Reasons to Stop Writing

As of today, 101 Reasons’ popular feature On This Day … becomes a permanent feature of the blog’s home page. So there should always be something new to read here, even on days (and months) when the only person heeding my advice is me.

Today’s highlights in history include the birth of a Nobel Prize winner and nominee, the death of a fabled warlord and the publication of the "first" Great American Novel.