Logs and votes. Also weather on the way, along with endless medical bills. Sales, subscribers, and shares all needed now.

Photo copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved.

Aspen. Burns cleaner than the others, and thus helps keep the flues clean, too. We rotate and combine it with piñon, oak, and red cedar. We had to help Wings's clan brother out with money for propane, so he's cutting and splitting aspen for us in trade. Thank all that's holy that we have the woodstoves instead propane or electric heat. This house is never cold and a good thing, too; snow supposed to be arriving tomorrow night).

Everything is late today for multiple reasons. First was errands: Wings had a dental appointment; we went to vote (and left one race blank for reasons I'll explain . . . someday; we both did it); and we picked up groceries and other supplies. I've also had to get some time away from everything over the last few days, and now I have to catch up. My energy is at a very low ebb now, with these rapid-fire weather changes, and it's taking me a long time to do what used to be simple and quick, so only expect to see/hear from me when it actually happens. Wings did manage to get three new pairs of earrings done over the weekend, and I posted them last night, here. The rest is cut-and-paste, because I'm beat, it's late, and there are evening chores to do before the weather hits and dinner to make yet.

Spirit knows we need sales now, and desperately. Repairs on both vehicles are paid, as well as a bunch of other stuff that needed to be paid now, and we squeezed out a little to help his clan brother out with heat. But 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, and I have to send in something substantial on the latter, and soon. 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 (the cold is back morning and night, and so is my shortness of breath, in a very big 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, six 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.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Aji, 2018; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.