Category: National Days
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Who was Will Shakespeare?
This “Speak like Shakespeare Day”, I thought I would share some facts about the man himself and talk about the impact he had on me as a young literary mind. He was quite enigmatic and charming from all accounts, and there are literally millions of “Facts” but it’s hard to tell what’s truth and what…
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International Zebra Day
Today is the day of the Zebra! As long as I can remember, I have loved the zebra. I, at one time, was even obsessed with zebra print.No, not real zebra skin, but the print. I was a little Carol Baskins with it.Still to this day, I love the print of zebras. In celebration of…
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Virginia Woolf Day
I must confess, I did not read anything by Virginia Woolf when I was young. I’d not even heard her name until I was in my teen years and even then I hadn’t read anything. I had, however, watched movies based on her books. I found myself startled and yet impressed by the movie ‘The…
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National Jane Austen Day
Jane Austen is, without a doubt, one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century. Whether you read her work or not, you know who she is, and for a woman who was unable to publish her work with her name during her lifetime, that’s quite a feat. Jane writes about strong female…
Kate Bonham 