Father’s Day
June 14, 2026
Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. When the relationship was hard, the holiday is complicated. Writing the honest version instead of the card version.
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ObservancesColumbus Day
June 14, 2026
Columbus Day is the second Monday in October. An honest look at the Columbian Exchange, the collision of two worlds, and a book that explains it.
ObservancesThanksgiving
June 14, 2026
Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November. The family stories told over dinner vanish if no one writes them down. Why this is the day to start.
ObservancesNew Year’s Eve
June 14, 2026
New Year's Eve is December 31. Why the backward look matters more than the countdown, and how a writer should close out a year before the new one starts.
ObservancesSt. Patrick’s Day
June 14, 2026
St. Patrick's Day is March 17. Beyond the green beer, it celebrates a great storytelling culture. What writers can learn from the Irish oral tradition.
ObservancesEaster
June 14, 2026
Easter is a moveable spring Sunday. A childhood story about a pet rabbit, a hard rural lesson, and why the unsentimental truth makes the best writing.
ObservancesValentine’s Day
June 14, 2026
Valentine's Day is February 14. Why the love letter is a lost art, why writing about love is so hard, and how to say it in your own words instead of a card's.
ObservancesPoetry at Work Day
June 14, 2026
Poetry at Work Day is the second Tuesday in January. An honest take from a writer who doesn't like poetry, and what the form still teaches everyday writing.
ObservancesCopyright Law Day
June 14, 2026
Copyright Law Day is January 1. What copyright actually does, the key thing most writers get wrong, and why it matters more than ever in the age of AI.
ObservancesNational Handwriting Day
June 14, 2026
National Handwriting Day is January 23. Why writing by hand helps memory and thinking, why the skill is fading, and when a writer should still reach for a pen.
ObservancesBook Publishers Day
June 14, 2026
Book Publishers Day is January 16. What publishers actually do, how self-publishing changed everything, and the hard lesson about platform dependence.
ObservancesNational Librarian Day
June 14, 2026
National Librarian Day is April 16. How a librarian's small kindness opened a child's world, and why librarians matter more than most people realize.