Great Regulars: "The Writer's Almanac" is about writers,

also about scientists and inventors and people who made great discoveries and did great things. They came from all walks of life. A great many of them came from the bottom and worked their way up.

"The Writer's Almanac" is not about the serious study of literature. It really is a series of stories of personal heroism, of people who are intellectual heroes, who had a vision, a lonely vision, and who pursued it despite of all of the hazards and achieved something of what they set out to do. . . .

from Garrison Keillor: The Tribune: Interview: Garrison Keillor dropping by Cal Poly for a visit

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Larson's Holstein Bull
by Jim Harrison

Death waits inside us for a door to open.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Larson's Holstein Bull by Jim Harrison

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The Oldest Living Thing in L.A.
by Larry Levis

At Wilshire & Santa Monica I saw an opossum

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Oldest Living Thing in L.A. by Larry Levis

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On a Perfect Day
by Jane Gentry

. . . I eat an artichoke in front

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: On a Perfect Day by Jane Gentry

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Praise
by Michael Chitwood

Physical therapists have opened a clinic in the office next to mine.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Praise by Michael Chitwood

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To My Mother
by Wendell Berry

I was your rebellious son,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: To My Mother by Wendell Berry

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The Waltz We Were Born For
by Walter McDonald

Wind chimes ping and tangle on the patio.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Waltz We Were Born For by Walter McDonald

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What Have I Learned
by Gary Snyder

What have I learned but

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: What Have I Learned by Gary Snyder

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