Sunny days, last minute vacations, and school supply shopping! Things that make up August, along with state fairs and hot temperatures. While back to school often takes our focus, we find the month is filled with other celebratory days. The Scrivenings Press August 2025 Reader Challenge gives a nod to many of these special […]

Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and … flags, fireworks & parades! Things that make up July, or at least the first few days. Looking beyond the Fourth, we find the month is filled with other celebratory days. The Scrivenings Press July 2025 Reader Challenge gives a nod to many of these special mid-summer events. Our […]

Does the month of June has you humming “Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime” (by the Jamies) or some other tune to welcome the summer season? Whether you love it (vacations, outdoor activities, fresh garden veggies, baseball, and cookouts) or hate it (heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and the never-ending chore of mowing), in June, we welcome the […]

May flowers—Who doesn’t enjoy strolling through nature and taking in the varied shapes and bright colors of the flowers God has created? Oh, wait. You have allergies? Gesundheit! (Or, as we say in the South, Bless your heart …) Hopefully we can all enjoy the beauty surrounding us this month, even if we do so […]

Ah, April—Days are longer and warmer. Easter is a celebration of the risen Christ. And, of course, the month begins with April Fool’s Day, because what would life be like without a bit of laughter? Our 2025 April Reader Challenge BINGO card encourages readers to read books that give a nod to some of this […]

There are many reasons to celebrate during March—The first day of Spring, Dr. Seuss Day, Pancake Day, Dance the Waltz Day, and many more, including the obvious one, St. Patrick’s Day. Our 2025 March Reader Challenge BINGO card encourages readers to read books that give a nod to some of this month’s themes and special […]