Bone-dry, in more ways than one. Patreon subscribers, sales, and shares all very badly needed.

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Beautiful clouds. All east of us, out of range, and it's still 81 degrees after 6 PM. The land is bone-dry, and we need rain desperately, and there's no chance of that happening anytime soon. 

Got the septic check scheduled; they came out to look at it today, and will be back bright and early Monday morning with the backhoe. Ugh. I shudder to think what it might set us back. Also, the dunning for the bills never ceases, and my cardiorespiratory issues don't need this. Neither does my blood pressure or O2 levels.

So. Sales, and subscribers, and shares. We needs 'em. Speaking of which, with regard to my Patreon page: I've set my initial monthly goal at $1,000, which will let me pay off our medical bills in just three years, imagine that (yeah, that's sarcasm, but I don't have any other options but this one). That's not $1,000 in the payout, incidentally; probably more like $900, so that means getting it up to somewhere over $1,100 to cover the fees even at this level. And speaking of that, the sixth in my current series on my Patreon (this one, for subscribers only), which can be found here. Subscribe at the $25/month level or higher, and you'll be able to read the whole series, plus a whole lot more to come. Thank you, once again, to the folks who have believed in me sufficiently to subscribe already, including my two new subscribers, all of whom collectively have gotten me almost to the 70% mark. I do need to make it the rest of the way, however, so I am asking folks outright, please: Share the link, and subscribe if you can. Pledges made now through May 31st will not bill until June 1st. 

I could get a lot more of my current stuff finished, edited, and up if I didn't have to spend every waking moment juggling bills, fending off vultures, and chasing sales that don't materialize. I have got to get past the goal point, and fast, because I still have ~$30K worth of vultures breathing down my neck, and they're getting nasty about it (and yes, this IS the "discounted rate"). My health is suffering anyway, with no diagnosis yet, but the constant stress is making it much worse. 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 half-feral puppies;
• 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).

As always, I have more writing, more editing, and more general work to do, as well as labor of a more physical sort, as well as making dinner, so I need to get to it. Much gratitude to all of you, and please continue to share the links.

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