Welcome to The Fictional Tribune, your destination for celebrating the life of someone extraordinary to you in a manner sure to warm that person’s heart. As a veteran journalist, I’ll take the real achievements, passions, and memorable moments of someone deserving recognition and spin them into a tale with a humorous twist or an emotional wallop, depending on what you want. Whether it's for a birthday, anniversary, promotion, or even a sad occasion, our fictionalized news stories are designed to bring laughter and joy, and maybe inspiration or even a tear. As Bob Baker, my editor at the Los Angeles Times 30 years ago, used to tell me, “Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry.” A Tribune story is a gift that will be cherished for long time.
CELEBRATE LIFE’S BIG
(AND LITTLE) MOMENTS
Life’s full of reasons to celebrate—some big, some small, and some that just involve cake. Here’s how we make a fuss:
• Birthdays
• Weddings & Anniversaries:
• Graduations: High school, college, or just surviving that one awful professor.
• Achievements: Finished a marathon? Wrote a book? Paid off your mortgage? Let’s celebrate YOU.
• Retirements: Goodbye, 9-to-5. Hello, hammock life.
Personal Milestones
• Promotions: New title? Let’s brag about it.
• Team Wins: Crushing goals and making it look easy.
• Retirements: Because decades of hard work deserve more than a gold watch.
Professional Wins
• Reunions: Family chaos, but with hugs.
• Friendship Tributes: Decades of laughs deserve a little fanfare.
• Parents & Grandparents: Honoring the legends who raised us.
Family & Friends
• Love Stories: Anniversaries, proposals, or “just because I love you” moments.
• Holidays: Brighten the season with thoughtful gifts or recaps.
Romantic & Holiday Moments
Heartfelt Tributes
• Memorials: Honoring lives and legacies.
• Everyday Heroes: Shoutout to the teachers, helpers, and quiet champions.
The Fictional Tribune is a celebration of life.
Give it and a new celebration will begin.
CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE SPECIAL TODAY!
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