Annie on My Mind is a game-changing YA book from 1992 about two teenage girls whose friendship (formed at an…
Rex Manning Day (April 8)
Local music store Empire Records is about to be sold to become yet another flavorless Music Town. Unless the quirky…
Benjy Compson watches golf. (April 7)
In The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, lovable Benjy Compson watches a game of golf on April 7,…
First Contact Day (April 5, 2063)
On April 5, 2063, Vulcans make first contact with humans near Bozeman, Montana. This encounter was triggered by the first…
Winston Smith begins to keep a diary. (4 April 1984)
In 1984 by George Orwell, the action begins when the main character begins a diary on April 4, 1984. From…
Ash/Ash Wednesday
Now, you’ve got a choice for this holy day. You can either watch Ash Wednesday–about two brothers (Edward Burns and…
Buffy’s Birthday (January 19)
Though there is some dispute in the Whedonverse, the Joss finally decreed that Buffy Summers’ official date of birth is…
It’s not Christmas until Ebenezer buys a huge AF turkey.
What’s Christmas without your favorite version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Death, humor, supernatural creatures, time travel–this story has everything!…
It’s not Christmas until you “call me Ishmael.”
The Pequod leaves New Bedford harbor on Christmas Day for a three-year voyage in search of “Moby-Dick, or The Whale.”…
It’s not Christmas till Shaun Spencer guesses what his dad got him for Christmas.
Psych is maybe my all-time favorite tv show, and they made some excellent Christmas episodes. The series (if, you know,…
Fictional Almanac 