I know this is sorta redundant, but if you folks out there reading this have the means please consider supporting a small artist, business, or writer this season. It’s tough out there for all of us, money is tight for everyone, but I guarantee you that the big businesses that are raking in money need your cash way less than small businesses, or individual artists, do.
Sure, buy one of my books for yourself or a friend. But even if you don’t want to buy any more of my stuff, go out and buy something from a small business. Get something for your pets from the local pet store. Buy a game or toy from your friendly local gaming shop! Or support an artist you like by giving them a few bucks on Patreon or whatever. It means the world to us.
This will be my only commercial post for the season: I have a few assignments to wrap up my semester at school, and then I’m working 7 days a week to pay them bills (my bill for next semester just showed up and it is literally 3 times what I thought it would be… you’d think I’d know better by now, but here we are). But I have other work to help pay for my bills: many artists, including countless numbers of the ones you love, don’t, or are struggling under the weight of everything.
Toss a coin to your bards, oh valley of plenty.
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!