Let's make this birthday one to remember.

89 years old (Born on May 25, 1935)

Happy Birthday to the literary legend, W.P. Kinsella! Your magical storytelling gave us unforgettable moments—especially your 1982 classic "Shoeless Joe," capturing hearts and imaginations everywhere with baseball nostalgia and dreams aplenty. And who can forget it became the beloved movie, “Field of Dreams,” turning cornfields into epicenters of hope?


Your whimsical tales remain timeless reminders that if you build stories filled with charm, wit, humor—and plenty of baseball—they will come. Thank you for swinging your imaginative bat so perfectly through our culture’s collective heart; keep playing catch across those celestial cornfields above! Here's wishing endless innings ahead!