Blogathon 02/17: It’s Groundhog Day. Again.

I could write a detailed, academic essay on the film Groundhog Day, but I will make every effort to avoid that here.

I have a copy of Danny Rubin’s original shooting script (which I treasure, both as an example of how to write and format a film script, and how to write impassioned phrases in to ordinary scenes, and thus how to make a moment on celluloid in to a magical place).

The script tells a slightly different story to the tale the Groundhog Day film shows us.

The character Stephanie Decastro doesn’t exist in the film, yet in the script Stephanie is a pivotal character. She places a curse on Phil, which is the spell that makes him live his recurring day.

How long is Phil trapped in the Punxsatawney bubble before he breaks the spell?

I wrote those words last year.

Instead of repeating the whole stream of thought about the excellent Groundhog Day, I would like to share a short story that I found on the Internet.

A Year To Remember is a variation on the ‘12.01 PM’ short story that was itself the precursor to the Groundhog Day script.

But unlike ‘12.01 PM’ and Groundhog Day, which both focus on the theme of one day on an endless loop, A Year To Remember sees the central character living a year on a permanent cycle.

And, shying away from traditional forms of publishing, the author has written the story in a blog.

What’s not to like?

Try and find the time to read A Year To Remember.

Unlike conventional blogs this one presents the oldest entry at the top.