So much for the "snow." Still lots of repair and medical expenses on top of the existing ones. Sales badly needed.

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Yesterday's big "snowstorm." In other words, a light dusting, followed by fog this morning. This is why I never believe the forecasts anymore; they're virtually always, always wrong.

Yesterday's agenda went sideways early on, so now I have most of that work on top of today's to try to cram into what few hours of daylight we have. And waiting, interminably, for word on scheduling for my medical testing. I seem to be the only one with any interest whatsoever in my survival (well, aside from Wings), and it's starting to get really annoying. As I said yesterday, having sunk every penny into getting the house built, and having nearly died twice in the process of getting it habitable, the medical bills are overwhelming. I'm still waiting on certain testing to be scheduled, without which there's no chance of a diagnosis in any kind of timely fashion (okay, well, so a year on isn't timely at all, but with the way so-called health care is here, it'll be a lot longer if I don't get this done now), and thus, no hope of actual treatment (and potentially, survival). Yes, I live with this fear every moment of every day, and have for more than a year. It is what it is. And it's all going to cost in more ways than one, but the monetary cost is the one that's adding to the killing levels of stress I carry every day. So as I keep saying, I also have to spend today (EVERY day) on work that brings in actual scratch, sales or subscribers or otherwise. We're nearly at the end of the year, winter is fully here already, and I have to worry about how we're going to make it. We've got to make more sales, and soon.

On top of that, we got hit with a $700 bill Friday that I wasn't expecting and can't put off, so I have to make enough sales this weekend to allow me to pay that on Monday (current total: $0, but it's getting paid out of my Patreon, which means certain medical bills are not). Ordinarily, the sales and commissions we get this time of year are what see us through six long hard months of winter (but that has not the been the case the last couple of years); on top of ordinary winter cost of living and now this construction mess, I have more tests upcoming soon on top of the tens of thousands of dollars' worth of medical debt already trying to drive me into an early grave. Time is short for the holidays, so if you have special orders, get them in to me now so he has time to create them for you. I posted three brand-new pieces by Wings on Wednesday, two of which are major showpieces; you can share them here, here, here, and here. For now, though, I'm so far behind on this day (and on the week as a whole) that I'll never catch up, so most of the rest is cut-and-paste.

There's also a change to the links in the list: I've moved the gift cards for Lowe's and Amazon back up to the top of our Amazon wishlist, because we're at the point where more things that need finishing on the house require purchases we can't afford. Finally, if you're contemplating commissions for holiday gifts, now is the time to get hold of me, because the creative process takes time. Wings can create something spectacular for you, unique to you or to the recipient of it. Also, briefly, a note on the site itself: In an effort to get current inventory up front, I've reordered the first pages of several of the galleries, so you will see a mix of high-end pieces, some of which have already sold, plus inventory currently on offer, both new pieces and less so.

Most of my attention has to be focused on bringing in money, through sales or subscribers or any other means, because the bills don't pay themselves, either, and the heavy burden I'm carrying on that score is inhibiting my ability to heal in a not-insignificant way. Please share these routinely:

• My new Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds) (and if you subscribe today you won't be billed until January 1st for December);
• 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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