On Michaelmas the condescending clergyman Mr. Collins arrives at Longbourn to stay with his relatives the Bennets. Oh, and choose … More
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Tally and Shay’s 16th Birthday (Sept 9)
Tally and Shay became friends shortly before their 16th birthdays (on Sept 9th) when they were supposed to have mandatory … More
The stock of d’Anconia Copper crashes. (Sept 3)
Francisco d’Anconia causes a number of fires and cave-ins to his own copper mines, deliberately crushing the wealth of his … More
Harry Potter takes his son to Platform 9 ¾ (1 Sept 2017)
In the final book in the Harry Potter series, we are flashed forward 19 years to the day that we … 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
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 … More
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 … More
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, … More
Max Skinner inherits a bad winery in Provence. (National Drink Wine Day: Feb 18)
Author Peter Mayle has a thing for southern France, and I can’t say I blame him. Several of his novels … More
It’s not Christmas until Ebenezer buys a huge AF turkey.
What’s Christmas without your favorite version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? Death, humor, supernatural creatures, time travel–this story has everything! … More
Fictional Almanac 