The Writer's Archive Weekend Edition for January 23rd-25th, 2026

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Weekend Edition, January 23–25, 2026

Today's Feature: The birthdays of Stendhal, Colette, Edith Wharton, Robert Burns, and Somerset Maugham.

Deep Dive:

Stendhal & Colette: Two French masters of realism and sensory prose who defined the psychological novel.
Edith Wharton: A Pulitzer-winning look into the aristocratic cages of Old New York.
Robert Burns: Why the "Ploughman Poet" is still celebrated with a global supper 267 years after his birth.
W. Somerset Maugham: Insights from the doctor-turned-author who prioritized work over inspiration.
Writing Prompt: Edith Wharton often wrote about "the cage" of social expectations. Write a scene where a character is physically comfortable in a beautiful setting but feels entirely trapped by a specific social rule they must follow. What is the one thing they want to say, but can't?
Poem: "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns (Public Domain).

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