Story of Writing October 12, 2026

<p>Salem stops its witch trials, the first asylum in the US for the mentally ill opens, Desmond Doss becomes the only conscientious objector awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor, a televised debate over same-sex marriage leads to thousands of people leaving their faith in Finland, and Kamini Roy is born on this day - with a reading from her poem &quot;In the Light.&quot;</p>