2016 was the official year that the father of Thursday Next gave her some advice (see our previous post), namely…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Battle of Hogwarts (2 May).
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley return to Hogwarts after a year of searching for horcruxes, just in time…
Nothing happened, and it keeps happening. Or, everything happens at once and it won’t ever stop. (22 April)
There are points in time that cannot be changed no matter how we try to avoid them. Once such fixed…
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…
