National World Braille Day is now January 4 - Louis Braille's birthday https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-braille-literacy-month-january/ Everyone who knows me understands how important literacy is to me. The dissemination of information is vital for an educated society and the written word is the most powerful tool for that job. The UNESCO website states it this way: "The 'multiplier … Continue reading It’s Braille Literacy Month
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Celebrating Sci-Fi & Isaac Asimov
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-science-fiction-day-january-2 Though Hugo Gernsback is the one credited for coining the phrase Science Fiction and popularizing it as a literary form, this day is celebrated on Isaac Asimov's birthday due to his considerable contributions to the genre. He, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, were considered the "Big Three" masters of their … Continue reading Celebrating Sci-Fi & Isaac Asimov
Happy National Native American Heritage Day
 I HONOR MY HERITAGEhttps://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-native-american-heritage-day-day-after-thanksgiving/November is Native American Heritage Month. Today - November 27, 2020 - is National Native American Heritage Day. It\'s a time to celebrate the many cultures and traditions of the Native Americans across the American continents. When we can truly appreciate the heritage of the true founders of our nations, and those … Continue reading Happy National Native American Heritage Day
National Writing Novel Month
 NOVEMBER IS FOR THE NOVEL https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-novel-writing-month-november Every November, writers everywhere face the challenge of NaNoWriMo because it is National Writing Novel Month.  According to https://nanowrimo.org/what-is-nanowrimo, this starts as a challenge in 1999 and the goal is: "to write 50,000 words of a novel during the thirty days of November." YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAM NaNoWriMo Blog
Let’s Warm Up The Soul!
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-day-november-12/ Though there doesn't really seem to be a clear beginning to the celebration of the National Chicken Soup For The Soul Day, this observance is a positive one that spawned from the book series. It appears the first mention of the proposed 'day' and it's activities was in 2002 in a publication called, Creative … Continue reading Let’s Warm Up The Soul!
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