Birthdays: Elmore Leonard (1925), Russell Freedman (1929)

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Thought for the day: “Writing isn’t a crapshoot. Publishing, yes—but not writing. Writing is a craft.” – Terry Brooks

Jumpstart: This is the story my father told me. When he did, my mother…