The fifth month of the year on the Gregorian calendar, the name May is from Latin Maius for month of the goddess Maia. May is national Bike Month, Barbeque Month, Blood Pressure Month, Hamburger Month, Photography Month and Salad Month., National Date Your Mate Month.

May 1
Today is May Day, Loyalty Day, Mother Goose Day, Save the Rhino Day, and the birthday of Joseph Heller, Sterling Brown, Niccolo Tucci, Terry Southern, Bobbie Ann Mason, James Clarence Mangan, Jose de Alencar, Harry Leon Wilson, Joseph Addison

Tip: In one week, write for at least a half-hour in three different places. Do you find it harder or easier to write here? Why?

Thought: “Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write, I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties.” – John Irving
Teaser: Use the following in a scene: the clock struck twelve, in the woods, swiss cheese