On their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain as their ancestral home, a party of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield … More
Author: writerpapa
Favorite Fictional Fathers. (Fathers Day)
In honor of Father’s Day throughout the US, here are some of our contributors’ favorite fictional dads from TV, film, … More
Bloomsday (16 June)
The events of Ulysses by James Joyce take place on 16 June 1904 and they are commemorated annually in cities … More
Amanda and Leo turn 11. A lot. (June 6)
Think Groundhog Day with a pair of cool pre-teens instead of cranky Bill Murray. Amanda and Leo are best friends … More
Stay away from Oxford and don’t buy a blue car. (June)
2016 was the official year that the father of Thursday Next gave her some advice (see our previous post), namely … More
Population of paper town Agloe, NY drops from 1 to 0 (May 29).
Margo Roth Spiegelman embodies excitement and enthusiasm, and after a night pulling retributory pranks—she vanishes. Quentin and his friends try … More
Lord Richard Croft goes missing in the field (May 15, 1985).
Lara Croft’s dad (Richard) goes missing on May 15, 1985, though we later find out that he was killed. That’s … More
Buck Rogers launches into space (May 1987).
Buck Rogers lived in many comic book, novel, movie, and TV renditions, but the one I grew up with was … More
Katniss Everdeen’s Birthday (May 8).
Today is the birthday of Katniss Everdeen, who fought as tribute in the Hunger Games. How to Commemorate: Enter a … More
May the Fourth be With You (May 4). aka Star Wars Day.
We all know Star Wars, so I’m just going to suggest using quotes as much as you can during the … More
