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Another calendar year has concluded! Now begins the struggle to correctly date materials, appointments, etc. with '2025'. Last year, I...

Though the art and enjoyment of letter writing may have fallen by the wayside for some in favor of more immediate methods of...

Are you ready for National Novel Writing Month? I'm a day behind because I ate leftover Halloween candy until I entered a chocolate coma...

October may be my favorite month. Our village has its fall colors branching over every road, my husband and I break out our multitudes of...

It's autumn in my house! Replacing seasonal decor helps me adhere to a cleaning schedule. It also raises my excitement for the activities...

The scene: Cleveland in August. The humidity increases with each scattered storm. Temperatures and temperments are high. People scramble...

Part of the appeal of writing fiction, for me, is imagining what it might be like to live another life. Social structures that would make...

Though none of the jobs I've held since high school have been seasonal, I've never outgrown the anticipation and excitement of summer....

Miss Marple, Nancy Drew, Jessica Fletcher...Have you found the theme? May is Mystery Month! I recently solved the mundane mystery of...

Sometimes personal events occur on / near widely-observed holidays that dim the joy of celebration for an individual. In my household,...

Spring! A season of freshness, birth, hope. March is the month during which Irish American Heritage, Women's History, Music in Our...

Happy Creative Romance Month! I'm unclear on the celebratory traditions, so I've decided to use it as a personal challenge in my writing....

It's a new year! Our tiny orb spinning in space has completed another trek along its path. If you agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson (as I...

Write A Friend month began with a lovely snow in my area, inviting certain expectations regarding winter weather. I feel as though the...

Happy Author's Day! Begin National Novel Writing Month by celebrating yourself and your works, finished or in-progress. Whether you're...

My local stores have filled with ghosts and ghouls and spooky things, a Halloween movie marathon is on my television, and I'm ready to...

Autumn begins with the autumnal equinox in late September, correct? Maybe by 'official' measures. By the meteorological calendar, the...

August, being the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, settled between July and September, is pronounced ˈɑː.ɡəst | ˈȯ-gəst and...

Is there a more stereotypical American summertime scene than a child in a park enjoying a hot dog on Independence Day? Bonus points if...

Happy summer! The calendar may not have made it official yet (June 21st), but in my house the season begins on June 1st. I'm already...