In the final book in the Harry Potter series, we are flashed forward 19 years to the day that we…
Amy Pond marries Rory Williams. Or all reality collapses. (26 June)
On 26 June 2010, Amy and Rory got married. Also, all of time and space collapsed. So there’s that. Honestly,…
Bloomsday (16 June)
The events of Ulysses by James Joyce take place on 16 June 1904 and they are commemorated annually in cities…
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…
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…
Dottie is murdered at Ellingham Academy
In Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson, true-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is ecstatic to be accepted into the prestigious Vermont boarding…
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…
Lost Day (April 8)
As a part of the mythology involved in the TV show Lost, a sequence of numbers (4 8 15 16 23…
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 encountered was triggered by the first…
Fictional Almanac 