Presidents’ Day
Presidents' Day is the third Monday in February. The presidents we remember could write, and the words outlasted the terms. Why it still matters.
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Reading LifeLabor Day
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.
AmericaColumbus Day
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.
FamilyThanksgiving
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.
DecemberNew Year’s Eve
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.
FebruaryValentine’s Day
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.
CultureSt. Patrick’s Day
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.
AprilEaster
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.
FamilyFather’s Day
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.
JuneNational Movie Night
National Movie Night is the second Friday in June. The case for the at-home movie night, why physical media beats streaming, and how to build a movie night.
MayMemorial Day
Memorial Day is the last Monday in May. Why it honors those who served, including police and firefighters, and why their stories deserve to be recorded.
JanuaryThesaurus Day
Thesaurus Day is January 18. How to use a thesaurus to sharpen your writing instead of bloating it, and why the simple word usually beats the fancy one.