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On Receiving a Calendar
October 24, 2009 by Allyn · Leave a Comment
I received in the mail today a package I was not expecting.
It was the Colonial Williamsburg 2010 Wall Calendar.
I’ve been contributing to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for a few years now, even though it’s someplace I’ve never been, though I’ve always meant to go. They produce a nice history magazine, and I enjoy their podcast as well; sometimes they talk to the historical recreation actors, sometimes they talk to historians about issues of colonial history.
So, now, I have a calendar for the office. It’s full of photographs of the buildings of colonial Williamsburg, with historical notes about what the building is, what it means, what happened there.
I’ll have to remember to take the calendar to the office. 
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Allyn Gibson has written Star Trek short fiction, such as the groundbreaking "Make-Believe" in Star Trek: Constellations (2006) and the mind-blowing Doctor Who short story, "The Spindle of Necessity" in Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership (2008). He is also the writer for a monthly catalog where he gets to indulge himself in comics and pop culture. After hours, he writes fiction, non-fiction, and weird ramblings on his blog about whatever is on his mind. Now a Baltimorean, Allyn roots long-distance for two long-suffering sports teams: the Chicago Cubs and Hibernian FC; closer to home he roots for the "First in war, first in peace, last in the National League" Washington Nationals, because the Nats need all the help (and all the fans) they can get.
