Can anyone help Lily and her family stay afloat? It's cold out there...

Focusing on this little face to talk myself down from a panic attack because I made the mistake of trying to look at my past due bills today to start the year off on a responsible note, but now I just feel hopelessly overwhelmed instead. Paddy’s not having a great day either because of fireworks.

I’ll be making a new fundraiser this month, but if you’d boost this one today I’d appreciate it.

Boosting! If you were gifted any movies with digital codes or gift cards to stores you boycott, let me know!

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Time for my annual reminder that if you were gifted DVDs with codes for digital you won’t redeem, I would put them to good use! We are also game for any unwanted gift cards from a boycott store. Stick it to your relatives by regifting to a Black and liberal homeless family, LOL.

Merry Christmas! Thank you for everyone who has boosted this!

Native Californian vs native Washingtonian in rain. (I only ducked under the umbrella for the selfie. I don’t need it otherwise.) @brittscapes.bsky.social

In case you missed it yesterday:

Lily has been working so hard to get out of this hole but she and her family keep having setbacks. If you can donate or share, it really does help! #librarysky

EMERGENCY UPDATE: We need a little help to get through the last few days of 2025. I know this is a hard ask right before Christmas, but it would mean so much if you can just share this ask. Thank you. gofund.me/5519f2684

Will be sharing an emergency update re:car issues regarding my mom in the morning. Will appreciate boosts and support then.

Lily's book is in the database of books stolen by Anthropic, and the theft is always gross but there's something extra sinister about stealing from an unhoused author. Please consiter contributing to Lily's family if possible. There are lots of ways to help listed on her website.

Up & @ 'em, Skeeple! Celebrate the Solstice and the lengthening of days by supporting those who are still struggling in the cold... gofund.me/b8d31a12e

Today is the day that this beautiful fabric is available for limited preorder from the designer once more. If you are feeling charitable this season I would really appreciate some contributions to the Lily Dress Fund? Venmo: @Lily-Meade-1 Cashapp: $lilymeade Paypal: www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

At least this will be pretty easy to pry off later.

Sharing Lily's fund info again for the daytime crowd. Please, give it a boost yourself, and help her out, if you can.

I miss having a home. The lack of productivity on this holiday trip that I feared is coming to pass because it’s so hard to focus on Being As Productive as possible when my body just wants to take in the heat and running water and daily showers.

Thank you so much for reading! I’m so glad you liked it! ♥️

Someday I will understand the logic behind "a book has made all the money it will ever make in the first week and after that we will ignore it as a weird little corpse till the end of our rights" but right now it just seems incredibly antithetical to what books are.

If anyone is looking for a way to make a direct impact with holiday giving (or to boost an ongoing fundraiser) Lily is a talented author doing her best to make it through a very hard situation for herself and her family and every bit and share could help a lot.

I know I’ve already asked for a lot today with my housing update, but when I’m spiraling about the future the best way to calm myself down is to plan ahead. If anyone would be willing to invest a little in my 2026 planning via my wishlist, I’d be grateful. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Reposted because I had the images in the wrong order.

DECEMBER UPDATE: I don’t have much new to share this month, but this winter has been dire and we’re in serious need of support. I know it’s a hard time for everyone, but even sharing on social helps so much. gofund.me/b8d31a12e PLEASE SHARE ♥️ 1/2 (No alt but full transcript at link)

Updated GFM for December, will post a pretty graphic and easy share substack link in the morning (but you can read it now on the page if you like).

Probably working on monthly housing fundraiser update tomorrow. I’ve been putting it off because I’m kinda overwhelmed with what to say and last month’s updates didn’t do that well because it was too sad.

my baby

I was gentrified out of my hometown and I watched each of my neighbors get displaced before me. Not a single one of their homes was bought by an immigrant. Only one was bought by a person of color at all.

It is December 1st, which means it is Lily Mourns Not Being Able To Afford The Bonne Maman Limited Edition Jam/Honey Advent Calendar season for the next 24 days. Please respect my jealous envy during this time.

I’m not a Seasonally Depressed Person because of the weather. I am a Seasonally Depressed Person because of how expensive winter is. I actually love the cold, but I’m so stressed and scared about bills and unplanned expenses every single day from November to February.

I don't know how to teach students who hate reading/writing, when reading/writing are the foundations of what I'm supposed to teach. Yes, I engage with audio technologies, digital narratives, cinema, material culture...but it's all forms of reading. I just don't know what they want out of this.

Back in the day, I once sent a copy of my book to a famous Twitter mutual (there had been some communication - it wasn't unsolicited!) and they posted a gushing thread about me that resulted in me gaining - no exaggeration - about 14,000 new followers in under 24 hours.

Sometimes I see a very famous person plug a book or movie or other creative project that they're not involved in or benefiting from and I am SHOCKED in a good way. More of that would be... good. Bizarre how rare it is.

Still seeking! They’re on sale for Black Friday on the brand website, but it’s still too high for me. However, if you’re shopping for yourself, now would be the time to buy. They rarely go on sale and the resale market is about the same for a used device.

Sharing on Black Friday in case you’d like to spend some money helping a family in need instead of supporting a big corporation today:

Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.

Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing https://theonion.com/thanksgiving-conversation-devolves-into-just-stating-th-1840069525/

Still seeking a used and/or forgotten Freewrite Traveler if any fellow writers would be willing to rehome theirs! I can’t afford the $380+ they go for on resale or the current Amazon discount, but I could really use a long-battery drafting device in my current camper set up.

This is not a life-threatening/emergency ask compared to other things I’ve asked for assistance with, but I’m looking for someone who is willing to rehome their Freewrite Traveler. I used to have one that I got for my book tour in 2023 but I sold it last year when we were preparing for homelessness.

Today was a bad Grief day.

Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.

This is crazy, omg.

donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL FOR WRITERS: This is still too high for me unfortunately unless I got a bunch of early Amazon gift cards for Christmas (LOL), but I noticed the Freewrite Traveler and the Freewrite Alpha are both on sale on Amazon. Thought I’d point it out because these items rarely drop in price.

Anybody got a Freewrite Traveler they're willing to part with? Lily could sure use one!

Boosting!

👩‍🌾 Grab your tools

This is not a life-threatening/emergency ask compared to other things I’ve asked for assistance with, but I’m looking for someone who is willing to rehome their Freewrite Traveler. I used to have one that I got for my book tour in 2023 but I sold it last year when we were preparing for homelessness.

A new @brit.bgay.social substack just dropped! And it’s full of great advice to carry into the new year. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/brittsca...

New post for ALL PAID PATRONS on my Patreon! My monthly muse and inspiration round up. I bet you have no idea who my top artist was last month, LOL. www.patreon.com/posts/143811...