Quote of the day
In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.
Lydia Davis

Born: July 15, 1947 (age 74)
Bio: Lydia Davis is an American writer noted for literary works of extreme brevity.
Known for:
- Can't and Won't (2014)
- Break It Down (1986)
- Varieties of Disturbance (2007)
- The end of the story (1995)
- Samuel Johnson Is Indignant: Stories (2001)