She's still with us. Unfortunately, so are the vultures. Patreon subscribers, sales, and shares all very much needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

That was yesterday: She-Wolf with her favorite thing in the world, a marrow bone. She's had a really, really rough 2-3 days, but today she seemed to have more energy again. She's got some other stuff going on today and tonight, but she's been very happy and more lively today, so maybe we'll pull her out of this one, too. She still needs all the good vibes, though.

Part of her happiness was due to having a visitor today: a dear friend who, one her way back to ABQ to catch her plane, spent a few hours with us. Some of you know her; some of you don't. The dogs both Velcro'd themselves to her, so that tells you what a wonderful person she is. Miskwaki was pretty taken with her, too, although Shade was predictably mostly cranky, because that's just her default mode.  

At any rate, that was the wonderful part of the day. The rest of it was pretty much trash, and I have the physical symptoms to show for it. No capacity for conversation tonight, and given how far behind the rest of this week (not today, but last weekend through yesterday, essentially) has put me, I'm going to have to be nose-to-the-grindstone all weekend, so not much action there, either. I have to get time to work on my Patreon, which apparently is going to mean going on strike. 

Speaking of the new Patreon, it's here. I still do need to get the rest of the way to goal if I'm going to have any hope of getting this stuff paid off in any kind of remotely reasonable timeframe (and At this rate that's still three years, FFS), so I'd be grateful is folks continued to share that link around, and if you've been contemplating subscribing, now would be a good time (you're not billed until May 1st). Thanks, everyone.

And speaking of the medical bills those funds will be used to pay, I've got $3,500 breathing down my neck right now. Still. I've got another $20-some thousand after that, but the $3,500 represents the ones dunning me most intensely right now. Forget about the next round of upcoming tests; I have no clue how much and can't worry about it now. We have to make some sales, and I need my time freed up from chasing them constantly so that I can work on the stuff above. So here are all the links; please share them:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds);
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount; another almost $400 for Wings this week);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of supplies for She-Wolf;
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

Several bad episodes over the last week, unfortunately. Lots of autoimmune pain, lots of chest pain, lots of difficulty breathing. I'm going to be slow. I'm also going to be unsociable, because it's taking all I have to get through the day in very practical literal terms right now, and I have a ton of incredibly stressful external demands on me. I won't be around much save for posts and links, and won't be checking in otherwise. I'll do my best to get everything posted over there as fast as I can. Much gratitude to all of you, and please continue to share the links.

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