Crispin Best is editing a great project called For Every Year. Here’s a bit from his first post in October of 2008, in which he introduces the site:

A story for every year since 1400.

The story just has to be in honour of that year, it doesn’t have to be set then.

So. For example. Chaucer died in 1400, so that explains that. And. The first written record of whiskey appears in 1405, so that explains that.

Pick a year since 1400.

Write a story dedicated to that year.

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