To these, I would add "Time and Again" (a perfect, chilling, slice of the macabre) and "First Day of Winter," which Peter Orner last year dissected in his Lonely Voice column, on the Rumpus.
– Oxford dictionaries It's the first day of winter.
Today is the first day of winter, marked by the winter solstice, the year's shortest day.
The first day of winter was Thursday, temperatures are dropping and your footwear of choice is... Uggs?
On Saturday, the first day of winter in Brazil, it was 81 degrees with 87% humidity in Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas.
If it weren't for my calendar telling me that the first day of winter occurs on December 22 this year, I know I wouldn't.
Officially the first day of winter, the winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun.
Monday marks the first day of winter (though it's an absurd 57 degrees here in Washington as I write this column) and I've put together some poems for the occasion.
In partnership with the goddess Brìghde, the Cailleach is seen as a seasonal deity or spirit, ruling the winter months between Samhainn (1 November or first day of winter) and Bealltainn (1 May or first day of summer), while Brìghde rules the summer months between Bealltainn and Samhainn.
Fifth-year senior quarterback Perry Hills, who will start the season opener for the third time in his career and play for his third different head coach after finishing last season under interim coach Mike Locksley, said the players took to Durkin from the first day of winter meetings.
My suggestion: The best way to relieve all this doomsday malaise is to just gorge out on some Hanukkah latkes, my favorite food this time of year and one I make the best (for the recipe, check out my website) before the first day of winter.
