Category Archives: Holidays

In the Halloween Mood: Horror Street

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Steven

Have you been to the Pandora Zwieback website recently? If not, you’re missing out on the spooktacular graffiti art that can be found on…Horror Street! Horror Street is an occasional feature on the blog: my ongoing journey in search of … Continue reading →

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NYC’s Trick or Streets Returns: A Safe Way to Celebrate Halloween

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Steven

If you live in a big city, you know how dangerous trick-or-treating can sometimes be, with dodging speeding cars and trucks while you’re trying to make the rounds of your favorite candy-giving haunts—even in the daytime! In 2022, New York … Continue reading →

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Getting in the Halloween Mood

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Steven

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!

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Steven

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!

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Steven

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!

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Steven

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!

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Steven

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!

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Steven

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!

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Steven
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Smashwords’ 2024 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Steven

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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