National Short Film Day
June 14, 2026
National Short Film Day is December 21. Why short films matter, what the form teaches about compression, and why writers should study storytelling in miniature.
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ObservancesNew Year’s Day
June 14, 2026
New Year's Day is January 1. A writer's take on the fresh start, why resolutions usually fail, and how to actually use the blank page a new year offers.
ObservancesMartin Luther King Jr. Day
June 14, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday in January. The man behind the holiday was a writer first, and his words are why we still listen.
ObservancesPresidents’ Day
June 14, 2026
Presidents' Day is the third Monday in February. The presidents we remember could write, and the words outlasted the terms. Why it still matters.
ObservancesLabor Day
June 14, 2026
Labor Day is the first Monday in September. An honest take on the holiday and the writing angle in it: writing is real labor, most of it invisible.
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.
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.
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.
ObservancesFather’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.