Category Archives: Holidays

Getting in the Halloween Mood

Three more weeks till Halloween…Halloween…Halloween… (For those in the know, that earwormy jingle is now stuck in your head, isn’t it…?) That’s right, boils and ghouls, Halloween is only 25 days away, so it’s the perfect time to get in … Continue reading

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It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2025!

Yaaarr, mateys! Whether ye be a fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, it’s time again for International Talk Like a Pirate Day—that special occasion … Continue reading

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Celebrate Christmas in July 2025 with DriveThru’s Ebook Sale!

Hark! The herald angels sing, “E-books! Discounted e-books here! Get ’em while they’re hot! And have a merry freakin’ Christmas—in July!” They sure can carry a tune, can’t they? Anyway, as you probably know if you’ve made a visit to … Continue reading

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Happy World Dracula Day 2025!

While it’s true that today is Memorial Day in the United States—an annual remembrance of the country’s fallen military members, held on the last Monday in May—it also happens to be World Dracula Day, which was launched in 2012 by … Continue reading

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Happy National Tell a Fairy Tale Day 2025!

No one seems to know where it came from, or whose idea it was, but today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, a time “to celebrate those beloved stories that we all loved as children, those fictional stories that … Continue reading

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Happy Kiss a Ginger Day 2025!

According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, today is International Kiss a Ginger Day, a holiday created in 2009 as a “karmic counter event” intended to offset negative comments made about fiery-haired people (e.g., that gingers have no souls, … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays!

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Smashwords’ 2024 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords (and its parent company, Draft2Digital) launches its annual End of Year Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from December 12 to … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s 2024 Black Friday Sale Is Underway!

The Christmas shopping season officially kicked into overdrive, with Thanksgiving Day here in the United States arriving yesterday. Now Black Friday—the biggest shopping day of the year—is upon us, when stores discount prices to generate sales, and Cyber Monday is … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween!

You know it’s really a Mad Monster Party when reporter Carl Kolchak, the Night Stalker, crashes the scene. And look! He brought his own party favor! Kolchak is a favorite horror character around ‘Warp Central, and if you’d like to … Continue reading

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