“Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. I have since bought…
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.”…
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,…
Happy Birthday to twins Hallie and Annie! (October 11)
Hallie and Annie met at a prestigious summer camp, and they became immediate rivals even though they looked exactly like…
Mean Girls Day (Oct 3).
On this date, Aaron Samuels turned around and finally spoke to Cady, asking her what day it was. “It’s October…
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked. (Sept 30, 1659)
Basically, Crusoe gets stranded on this island for 28 years. Yeah. The English major among us wants you to know…
Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn (29 Sept)
On Michaelmas the condescending clergyman Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn to stay with his relatives the Bennets. Oh, and choose…
A Monet is stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (late Sept)
A group of bungling thieves-for-hire sneak into the museum by hiding in a statue of a horse and later pose…
Banned: Call of the Wild
In honor of Banned Books Week, we are sharing some reflections one of our team members wrote. Though not exactly…
Banned: To Kill a Mockingbird
In honor of Banned Books Week, we are repurposing some reflections from one of our team members. Though not exactly…
Fictional Almanac 