Minimal clouds, and a little containment. No containment on the medical bills, unfortunately, so sales, subscribers, and shares are all needed.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Today's early cloud cover, just barely under way; the rest of the sky is brilliantly clear right  now. Yesterday's storm helped rather than hurt; as of this morning, the Ute Park Fire is up to more than 36,000 acres, but they're also reporting 23% containment overnight (which, up from not merely zero but a negative, given the growth, is a big amount). They've told us to expect more smoke, but so far, the very light wind is sending it all the other way.

Now, if I could just figure out a way to blow all the creditors out along with it, maybe I could get on with some minimal semblance of recovery. Unfortunately, that's not only not happening; the calls and letters are endless, and I need to bring in enough to make it stop. As I've said, I really need to double my Patreon subscriptions (dollar-wise) to make even a little of that happen, so I've reset the goal accordingly. If I could get enough new people to subscribe to take the monthly total up to, say, $1,600, I'd be thrilled right now. Sales would help, too; in addition to the new barrettes, of the three new pairs of earrings I posted here yesterday, two are left, the lapis and the rose quartz. He also has other pieces in the works, but I don't think there'll be anything new to post today. Also, the Patreon? If you pledge today, you're not billed for June until July 1st. Here are the links:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds);
• Wings's site, for sales, with new items posted;
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
• Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff;
• 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, and I have to get back on it. Thank you to everyone. I know I owe replies to a bunch of you, and other stuff, too. I'm going to be late with everything, because just breathing is taking up so much time and effort these days that it puts me even more behind than I already am. I'm not really sleeping, and these rapid-fire weather changes are hell on my pain levels, to say nothing of what they, the pollen, and the smoke are doing to my breathing now. I'll try to have something new of at least minimal substance up at my Patreon by the end of tonight. For subscribers at $200 and above, I posted 2500+ words three nights ago, and there's a lot more at the other levels, including freebires. So many pieces in the works, and so little time to be able to get them finished, but I'm working on it.

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