“But one strange wild dark long year, Halloween came early. One year Halloween came on October 24, three hours after midnight.” … More
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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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Banned: Fahrenheit 451
In honor of Banned Books Week, we are sharing some reflections from one of our team members. Though not exactly … More
Pirate Week: Treasure Island.
As much as some of us around here at Fictional Almanac think of The Goonies as their go-to pirate story … More
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
The First Week of August
Mae Tuck sets out to meet her sons; Winnie Foster considers running away; a man in a yellow suit comes … More
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