Wind and weather in waves. Major, major bills, too. Sales, subscribers, and shares needed more than ever now.

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The wind and weather keep coming in waves, and the forecast is mostly useless. It's much colder this year than the last two years at this time. Thank all that's holy that we no longer have to be cold all the time (or have astronomical electric bills, and still be cold). This house is so small, so well and solidly built, and so energy efficient that the woodstoves take care of everything. At this time of year, too well at times; we sometimes have to let the fires burn down, even at night. Come winter as it seems to be shaping up, though, their efficacy is going to be very welcome.

That's a bright spot in what has otherwise been a very difficult few months (well, year, really). We had to pick up the car yesterday, and while it wasn't as bad as I feared, it was still bad enough. And you can keep your ghouls and goblins; the tax bill is going to haunt us for a very long time to come, to say nothing of the five figures' worth of medical bills remaining. Like I said yesterday, I am exhausted, physically, mentally, and every other way, with the rapid-fire weather changes playing hell with my autoimmune disease and with my breathing issues, 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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