It's National Novel Writing Month! There's still time to write a 50,000 word novel this month!
	British author and poet Owen Barfield (Poetic Diction: A Study In Meaning, Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry) was born on this day in 1898. Barfield was the founder of the literary discussion group The Inklings, whose members included J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.
	Howard Pyle (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood) died on this day in 1911
	Carl Sagan (Cosmos, Contact, Comet) was born on this day in 1934
	Dylan Thomas (Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog) died on this day in 1953
	The Wizard of Id was first syndicated on this day in 1964
	Iris Chang (The Rape of Nanking) committed suicide on this day in 2004