Switching this Patreon to support a collective (Patreon)

Hi everyone!First of all, I'm sorry I've been quiet the past few months. My life has changed a lot. Climate disaster combined with some illness in my family conspired to get me to move. I'm still in the Appalachians, but I'm on grid now and frankly happier and more productive for it. I also adopted a rescue puppy named Rintrah at the same time as I moved, and those two things combined have absolutely gutted my ability to get anything else done. I've got a few episodes of the podcast in the can and I just need to edit them and release them, so expect that in the next few weeks.The bigger change as relates to you is that your support, if you continue to offer it, will go not just to supporting me but to supporting a publishing collective I'm part of, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness. I took a nonprofit job and am no longer in need of direct support personally, and I have teamed up with a crew of absolutely amazing humans to restart a project I've been part of since 2003.What this means for you: it means more for your money. It means the monthly zines will resume being monthly. It means that you'll be supporting not just my endeavors but the endeavors of a wide ranging group of amazing writers, artists, podcasters, and the like. The content is still going to be focused on culture--fiction, poetry, memoir, games, and the like--but will grow to include even more.Frankly, I'm excited. And we absolutely could not be doing this without you. Starting this project with a stipend from supporters means all the difference in the world, in terms of our ability to put out good content.From a practical point of view: there will not be as much Patreon-only content. Nearly all of our work will be available online in English and Spanish and in an audio format for anyone to consume. However, since we'll be selling books and zines as well, the $5 level will have more to offer with its discount (and with digital versions of all of the books). The $10 level will continue to get a monthly zine in the mail. US backers at $10 will get free print editions of our books as well. $20 backers anywhere in the world will get free print editions of our books.Thank you for being with me on this journey. I know that sounds cliche, but your support has completely transformed my life and given me the opportunity to focus my creative output on what I feel like the world needs. Now I'm excited to expand that to other people.A revamped website and a call for submissions will be coming soon.