More Charity

I have donated $40 USD at fandomaid's Buy It Now campaign to support the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, and am officially cutting myself off. It wouldn't be financially wise for me to continue, more's the pity.

I do have a birthday at the end of the month, though, and if someone were to donate $3-5 to "buy" me one or both of these, I can guarantee my delight. Edit: Thank you, chash! You are 100% concentrated awesome ♥

Oh! Also cool! I made the spotlight list with my Vivillon offer :D You should definitely check out some of the other stuff on that list, too. Not in a hinting-for-a-gift-for-me way, in a you-should-actually-take-a-look way, if only to see some of the interesting things people are offering (and maybe get ideas yourself!). The list includes hand-rolled, flavored chocolate truffles. Excuse me as I drool.

Edit: What the hell, why not. Now offering my flying pig crochet pattern in exchange for donations, with several "upgrades" available.

Edit 2: OMG, check these out. Jim Hines talked about the first one over here. *whimpers quietly* Want.

Speaking of charitable donations...

One of my favorite stories that I've written is a short original fairy-tale I called Courting Yuki-Onna. The idea came to me one day when I had been walking in the falling snow and started thinking of the activity as "courting Yuki-Onna". I wrote the story shortly after that.

Then, a while back, ashiiblack offered her podficcing services in the Buy It Now section of a fandom charity event. I had been thinking wistfully of getting Courting Yuki-Onna recorded for a while, and her offer was in my (very limited) price range. After giving one of her podfics a quick listen to see if I liked her style (and I did), I pounced on her offer.

Ashiiblack did an amazing job on my story. She reads it like a legend or fairy-tale, which is how I wrote it, and with perfect emotion. I squirmed with delight when listening to it the first time, and am very much looking forward not only to listening to it again (and again, and again), but to sharing it with my RL friends and family.

You can find the podfic available both in streaming and to download below. The version with music is really wonderful; the song Ashiiblack chose is an excellent match, and it enhances the fantastic nature of the story. If you have audio processing issues, though, do not fear, for Ashiiblack was kind enough to provide a version without music as well. I've also linked the original written version, if listening is not your thing, for whatever reason.

I hope you enjoy my story and, if you are able to, Ashiiblack's wonderful recording of it.



Version with music: Listen | Download
Version without music: Listen | Download
Written version: Courting Yuki-Onna