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The Poet's Almanac
Horoscopes by Holiday, Oct. 21, 2026
On this day in 1772, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born, one of the major poets of English Romanticism. The Libra poet left behind some of the most memorable lines in English, from "Water, water, every where" to the dreamscape of "Kubla Khan.

Leaving the Nest
Dear Annie®, Oct. 21, 2026
Dear Annie: I need your advice. My very musically gifted high school senior appears to want to go to college and major in music performance.

Affectionate Brothers
Dear Annie®, Oct. 20, 2026
Dear Annie: My daughter is single and raising two sons. Her husband died in an automobile accident four years ago. I am worried about the relationship between her sons, "Steven," 16, and "Frederick," 10. I thin