Yeah, maybe it’s not “Christmas-y” in the “technical” sense, but I get really reassured when this song comes up on … More
Author: writerbrarian
It’s not Christmas till Father Christmas gives weapons to children.
And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a … More
It’s not Christmas till Doctor Who saves everybody!
Maybe it’s a Titanic spaceship heading toward earth or aliens mind-controlling 10% of the human population to teeter on rooftops or sentient … More
It’s not Christmas till Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza.
When you hear the big, bad sound of Run-D.M.C.’s Christmas in Hollis and think of Argyle dropping John McClane off in Nakatomi … More
C. S. Lewis Day (29 Nov).
29 November 1898 is the birthday of C.S. Lewis, or Jack to his friends–and that’s definitely us. Well, me. It’s … More
Darklings try to spread midnight over an entire day (Oct 31) .
The Midnighters series is set in a small Oklahoma town where these few special teens can experience a hidden hour … More
Charlie goes to his first real party (Oct 28, 1991).
“Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. I have since bought … More
Halloween arrives in Green Town, Illinois. (Oct 24)
“But one strange wild dark long year, Halloween came early. One year Halloween came on October 24, three hours after midnight.” … More
Treat Yo Self Day (Oct 13).
Tom and Donna (Parks and Rec) have an annual tradition to splurge on themselves and hit the three S’s: spa, … More
Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vale (October 8, 1937)
After an interesting courtship, the gentleman-detective in Dorothy Sayer’s mystery novels marries mystery-writer Harriet Vane in the novel Busman’s Honeymoon. … More
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