Post-storm light. No light where the bills are concerned. Sales needed more than ever; subscribers and shares, too.

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What the light looks like here after the storm. We only got the early dusting, with subsequent flurries and then a little rain; by evening, almost all that was on the ground had melted off, even though I don't think the temps got above 36 or so yesterday. Today, it's bright and sunny, with trace bits of fog around the horizon. It does look, however, as though autumn is finally fully here; more rain and snow intermittently over the next two weeks, if the "experts" can be believed.

As I've been saying, though, this is far from the only storm we're facing right now. We've had to write a very substantial check as a (very) partial payment on the taxes. It will be only a very small fraction, and they'll be into us for the balance for years. We have to get the car out, too, and I have no idea what that will set us back; it's still in the shop as of this morning. Then there are the plumbers, and of course the five figures' worth of medical bills remaining. I am exhausted, physically, mentally, and every other way, so the rest is cut-and-paste.

I've been saying that I don't see a way to claw us out of this hole. I still don't. And it's hard to think when illness fogs your brain as badly as it does mine. There's nothing I can do right now except what I've done my whole life, which it just to keep putting one foot in front of the other. I have to make some sales, I have to find a way to bring in major amounts right now, and I don't know how, but I've got to get work trying. Wings has new work out, two brand-new pairs of earrings, and they're fabulous. It would be a small start.

We need sales, badly. Never moreso, frankly. What follows are links that are a means of helping a little bit. I am sick, body, mind, heart, and spirit, and there's no room for anything else:

• 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).

Please share the links. We're now officially into holiday order season, because commissions take time, so if you're planning on holiday gifts, please keep Wings's work in mind. And given what we're up against, we won't turn away donations, either, because we simply can't afford it.

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