The Midnighters series is set in a small Oklahoma town where these few special teens can experience a hidden hour … More
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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
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
Phileas Fogg wagers that he can travel around the world in 80 days. (Oct 2, 1872)
It was an eventful day for the rigidly scheduled Mr. Fogg. I mean, it’s a wonder he was able to get … More
The First Week of August
“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the … More
Harry Potter’s Birthday (31 July).
Happy birthday to the Boy Who Lived! How to Commemorate: Bake a cake with badly spelled frosting. Go shopping and … More
Bridget Jones attends a Tarts and Vicars party. Sort of. (29 July)
In my personal list of nightmare scenarios, the top three are: Going to work with no pants on Having to … More
Burlesque for Nerds
You know what brings fiction into the real world more than most other things? Cosplay! And do you know what … 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
