July 1st things

The auction over at livelongnmarry is open for bidding now. Look in the tags for "mod note" to find instructions on what to do, and where to post when you've won an auction, so they can track totals. Offerings range from more customized fanfic than you can shake a slash at to cookies to personalized clothing advice for those whose bodies don't look like the fashion industry wants them to. And all the money goes toward charities for defending gay marriage rights.

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I'm a bad writer for putting that one first and this one second, but hey, priorities. Today also marks the official release for Clockwork Phoenix, the anthology in which you can see me attempting to make Mesoamerican fantasy work. Ordering info behind that link. I haven't read it yet myself -- I'm waiting for my contributor's copy, rather than trying to plow through it in the page-proof .pdf -- but the bits I've seen look fabulous. Enjoy!

yay!

livelongnmarry has raised over $2000 in its first day, just off the things snapped up on "Buy It Now" terms. The sales will slack off, of course, as the remainder proceed through actual bidding, but it bodes well for the totals at the end (remember, it runs for two weeks).

Go go fandom activism.