#but signal boosts would be appreciated!

[getvalentined]

Friendly note that I did the thing I said I was going to do and have started a comprehensive guide on organizing and running fan week events! You can see rough versions on @soyouwannamakeafanweek, but the fully edited iterations of everything will be up on the SYWMAFW website.

For the moment there's only the base guide, which is a little under 4000 words breaking down the 12 (+ 6 optional) steps needed to organize and run this kind of project. It includes basic information on just about everything I could think of, with more expanded secondary guides currently in-progress.

The next one is going to be entirely on graphics (because I've noticed that seems to be the biggest stumbling block for a lot of people in creating these projects), and will come with a host of free-to-use resources created by yours truly!

It's a pretty big undertaking, but I'm really saddened by the number of younger folk in fandom who seem to be under the impression that the only way to participate in a collaborative fan project is to get accepted into a big expensive fanthology (they aren't zines, can we stop calling them zines yet?) which means that anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited from participation entirely due to legal risks. This isn't the case at all, and I want to do what I can to help instill that understanding into modern fandom.

I'm licensing the entire thing under Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0, which means anyone can copy, modify and redistribute it for their own purposes as long as the original is credited, and the modified version is both free and licensed in the same way.

[jackienova]

Fairy Lights Series

Inspired by songs from The Amazing Devil ---------- Shop Links: ✦ Redbubble for prints, stickers, notebooks, buttons, t-shirts, tote bags, blankets, pillows, and more! ✦ Ko-fi for digital downloads, or if you'd like to give a little monetary support.

[mathysphere]

Hey, it may be a long shot, but is anyone here in or around Santa Rosa, California? A young queer friend-of-a-friend there is getting kicked out of their home, and I'm trying to connect them to resources.

I've just got off the phone with a youth services hotline, and am trying to get through to a supposedly-open shelter (James E. Coffee shelter), with no luck.

They have a place that's dry and should be safe to sleep tonight; without confirmation that the youth shelter is open and has a free bed, they are scared to leave where they are until the morning.

I'm gonna keep calling around, but any info and resources from people in the area would be much appreciated.

[stepparent]

hey y’all, hate to do this but after rent my bank account is in a dire state and I would love to have enough money so i can get gas and groceries before I get my first paycheck from my new job

if you could help out that would be great but no pressure, even a few US would be lots since I’m canadian

pp: portaljacked

[guinevereslancelot]

Help Lizzie get a car for work!

Hi everyone! Due to recent events, I will be losing access to the vehicle I use to commute to work at the end of February, so I will need to somehow get a new (used) one by then. I am a Kindergarten aide, and I love my job! Working with kids is rewarding, (but it doesn't pay very much) and I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Public transportation or walking/biking isn't an option for me as I live in a rural community, too far to walk to anything and without public transportation services. My dad has been working remote for some time and until now, I've been using his car to commute, but he's a federal employee and will now be mandated to cease remote work and return to the office in person by the end of February. This means that I will be needing a new vehicle as soon as possible. I'm a broke teacher's aide, and this expense is quite sudden and unexpected. I will quite literally lose my job and be unable to get another one if I can't get to work so I really need a car, ideally a reliable one, but I'll settle for what I can afford. This fundraiser is intended to go towards my vehicle, but if by some miracle it exceeds my goal, the rest will go to my little brother, who also needs a car to get to school. Please consider donating or sharing my fundraiser if you can! Any help at all would be so so appreciated! 🙏❤️

https://gofund.me/81189667

[felicitysmoak]

i know it's a bit last minute but i have two tickets to the eras tour in dublin n1 (friday 28th), but i will not be able to attend so i'm selling them at face value + fees

tickets are section BLK503, row Z, seats 13 and 14

please message me if you're interested 💕

[avadmortain]

nathanielhsewell → avadmortain

[aeriona]

BIG NEWS! I AM OPENING COMMISSIONS!

WOOHOO! I recently hit 1,000 followers so I thought it'd be a good opportunity to give this a shot! I've never done paid commissions before so please be patient with me as I work all this out :) !!!! Aaaaah Exciting!!!!

If you're interested, take a look at the google form below!

For future reference if the form's closed, it means I'm currently not taking commissions. I'll post about it when it opens/closes.

I will might try experimenting with more specific commission types in the future (sketch pages, character sheets etc.) but this is what I'm putting up for now.

[zouisalmightie]

hiiiii okay so i don’t normally posts these kinds of things but needs must. one of my best friends lost everything in the cali fires. she’s currently in a hotel with only one suitcase between her and her partner and their two cats. they unfortunately lost everything else. vicky is literally the sweetest person on the earth and she wasn’t even going to ask for help, but she’s a school teacher so she’s not sure how she can afford to rebuild everything.

if you have a few dollars to spare could you please donate literally anything could help! and if you’re unable to donate (times is hard i completely understand) please share. 🙏🏾

[ladydevoir]

Hi all

I had hoped I wouldnt need to do another ko-fi goal but things are getting worse in the UK for trans girls like me who are diy HRT-ing.

With it looking like I won't have employment anytime soon, Im in desperate need of getting my meds asap, so if anyone can help, either through donations or just sharing this post, I'd appreciate all the help.

[batwynn]

January 2025 Patreon Discount!

For the month of January, and only January, you can access my Patreon tiers $5-$30 at a 5% discount with this code: HPPYNY25

What you can access: All NSFW content. All comics. More detailed art requests + prints at some tier levels. Mailing rewards and stickers for all the $10+ tiers. The earliest webcomic updates available and more!

Important: If you would like mail rewards, please make sure you check your messages and fill out the address/name information on the form provided. Thank you!

[emphasisonthehomo]

However you might feel about Jimmy Carter, one of the things he was very focused on during his lifetime was the eradication/treatment/research of neglected tropical diseases.

The World Health Organization defines them as:

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of conditions caused by a variety of pathogens (including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins) and associated with devastating health, social and economic consequences. NTDs are mainly prevalent among impoverished communities in tropical areas, although some have a much larger geographical distribution. It is estimated that NTDs affect more than 1 billion people, while the number of people requiring NTD interventions (both preventive and curative) is 1.6 billion. The epidemiology of NTDs is complex and often related to environmental conditions. Many of them are vector-borne, have animal reservoirs and are associated with complex life cycles. All these factors make their public-health control challenging.

One of these is the Guinea Worm, which is a debilitating parasite that President Jimmy Carter hoped to eradicate during his lifetime. He was unfortunately unable to do so.

Guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis) is a parasitic infection caused by the nematode roundworm parasite Dracunculus medinensis. It is contracted when people consume water from stagnant sources contaminated with Guinea worm larvae.

There is no known cure for the Guinea worm, the same treatment used today has been in use for thousands of years.

It is on the verge of eradication, and many hope for it to become the second disease eradicated after smallpox. Only 14 human cases were reported in 2023.

The easiest way to help prevent someone from being infected with the Guinea worm is by providing safe water.

The Carter Foundation is dedicated to the eradication of the Guinea worm and accepts donations.

[einradi]

For absolutely no reason whatsoever

[sisterdivinium]

Maybe Lilith's prompt is not exactly one you'd like to see, but that's why you should come on and join us at the upcoming Warrior Nun Commentfic Fest!

Starting June 1st and going up to July 31st, I'll be running a little party over on Dreamwidth, the link to which I'll provide as soon as it starts.

It's pretty simple: you pop up in the comment section of the post where the event will occur, you leave a comment with a prompt (say, "Ava/Beatrice, training so hard in Switzerland that one of them gets hurt and needs to be nursed by the other" or "Jillian/Suzanne, the morning after Adriel's defeat" or even "Any, actually finding Mary", the possibilities are endless) and then you wait around to see if anyone makes that fill, perhaps by filling another prompt someone else left yourself.

The catch is that you need to limit your story to the comment character limit. As it's 16.000 characters, you should be fine!

Anon prompts and fills are allowed, so you don't need to have a Dreamwidth account to participate -- even if it would be nice so as to allow you to track the post and any new additions to it or to edit your entries should you make a mistake (if you're going to post on anon even while having an account, though, you still won't be able to edit) and also because DW is just pretty dang cool.

Watch out for the link to the fest, it'll be posted as soon as it starts!

[alchemocha]

I’m not sure what the pharmacy is on, but my partners very important prescriptions are more expensive this time which, we didn’t account for, if anyone could help with 30$ it’ll help us make sure she has her meds and (hopefully) continue to avoid another ER visit. My PayPal is below for anyone able to assist and I appreciate it muchly.

[youngmassidehoe]

Can I get $40 for food & transportation for the week?

$mikkythekid

V: mikkythekid

Paypal.me/mtsibu