Elizabeth Enright

Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham: (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968). American writer of children’s books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of Thimble Summer (1938) and the Newbery runner-up Gone-Away Lake (1957), she also wrote the popular… Lees verder Elizabeth Enright

Avijeet Das

Avijeet Das: Poet and a writer. His pen name is Musafir, which means traveler. He is originally from New Delhi, India, and has lived in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he has worked helping students prepare for global examinations like the GMAT, GRE, and SAT. Autumn serenades the breeze into dancing the cha cha cha; the mountains… Lees verder Avijeet Das

Ken Weber

October, here’s to you. Here’s to the heady aroma of the frost-kissed apples, the winey smell of ripened grapes, the wild-as-the-wind smell of hickory nuts, and the nostalgic whiff of that first wood smoke.

Ondjaki

Ondjaki: Born as Ndalu de Almeida. Award-winning Angolan writer, born in Luanda, the capital of Angola. Known for novels such as ‘Os Transparentes’ (Transparent City) and ‘Bom Dia, Camaradas.’ It was normal for it to rain, but in October — who could forget the rains of October? That which villagers called ‘the rains of October’… Lees verder Ondjaki

Amy Young Miller

Amy Miller: Won a writing contest in middle school. Decades later, she realized that was her calling. Her creative writing explores mental health, music, identity, and place in a variety of traditional and hybrid genres. Her work has been presented by Kelly Writers House and published by Moonstone Press. Her professional writing career includes nearly… Lees verder Amy Young Miller

Shanna Mais

Shana Mais: Is cited as the author. However, there are no external or independent references to this name as a writer or public figure outside of Quote Ambiton’s own website. October through December is filled with family and friends and celebrations of the year coming to an end.

John Sinor

John D. Sinor: (Born: Sacramento, California, 1930 – Died: San Diego, 1996). American writer and newspaper columnist, best known for his human, often playfully ironic view of daily life. He began his journalism career at the *Sacramento Bee* before moving to the McClatchy newspaper organization, where he worked for fourteen years, with an interruption for… Lees verder John Sinor

Thomas Merton

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything at all. You go to college, and every course in the catalogue looks wonderful.

Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher: (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887). American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God’s love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ’s love has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century. Every man should be born… Lees verder Henry Ward Beecher