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I love Christmas. And I start preparation the day of Thanksgiving. Long before it was known as Black Friday, I[…]
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I love Christmas. And I start preparation the day of Thanksgiving. Long before it was known as Black Friday, I[…]
Read moreI’ve been discussing holidays with friends online recently. Partly that’s because I planned a trilogy of books ( the Last[…]
Read moreThere is still time left in the month to get your fill of horror movies before Halloween, hopefully saving a favorite for the big day. Here are my top classic horror movie picks guaranteed to make you sleep with one eye open.
Read more< Labor Day weekend is over (and surely all the school's across America have started). Clothes are being eyed for a stint in the attic or under the bed, and sweaters are a necessity in the early morning in even the southern states. For me, this is the start of a new cycle. New Year's Day is a date on the calendar, but fall signals something deeper. >
Read moreHappy Labor Day! Do you know the origins of this holiday? According to the Department of Labor, in 1882 either[…]
Read moreAugust 30th is National Frankenstein Day! Frankenstein, written in 1818 by an eighteen-year-old Mary Wollstoncraft Godwin Shelley, remains an amazingly relevant story to this day.
Read more< Is it procrastination when you don't work while on vacation? Yes, if you could have done the work before hand, then didn't. >
Read moreI love Mother’s Day, but I also love the day after Mother’s Day. I feel like it’s a moment of Zen after a very intense build-up. I think the Monday after Mother’s Day should be National Take-a-Break Day.
Read moreToday, Tuesday, April 27, is National Little Pampered Dog Day in the United States. Now that’s an excuse to party if I ever heard one. Her name is Emmie, and she is eight months and one week old today.
Read moreSticky notes on your back? Oil on the doorknob? Pranks in real life are annoying. Tricks in crime fiction are deadly.
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