Abandoned AmericaJan 6, 2023

So, hey, I was freaking out at 5AM this morning bc an important freelance gig is changing. I have a few follow ups on that.

1) You folks have been incredibly kind & supportive even tho I'm still pretty new here. I appreciate that so much. Definitely helps when you're feeling alone at 5AM. I am really grateful for it ❤️

2) Things do look a bit less impossible by day thankfully. I have a few leads to follow and ideas to work with. It's hard but I just need to problem-solve. I can do that. (cont)

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3) Found out that the gig is scaling back but not completely vanishing. So, not great by any stretch, but less bad than I thought. Still need alternatives but at least it's 50% less scary.

4) I will probably panic again at some point, maybe at 5AM. But I am definitely working on trying to trust that things will work out somehow.

5) Big thanks to @kims - give her a follow, she's amazing.

6) In the midst of the terrors I feel like nothing will work but I'll get there. Ive got to, right?

Show threadAbandoned AmericaJan 6, 2023
Anyway, I'll be back to posting photos but I really do appreciate the community here. I'm just really humbled by the fact that so many people do seem to care, share their own experiences, and help offer hope. I never feel like I know what to say or how to say it but when you're a bit of a loner stuff like that goes a long way towards making you feel like you're not invisible when things go sideways. Thank you. That -does- help.
Show threadprogressiveartistJan 6, 2023
@AbandonedAmerica Ugh! 5am panics are the worse. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this, and hope something even more interesting drops right in your lap very soon.
Show threadAbandoned AmericaJan 6, 2023
@progressiveartist thanks so much. I hope so too. I'll figure something out (?) ❤️
Show threadprogressiveartist

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Show threadAbandoned AmericaJan 6, 2023
@progressiveartist thank you, that is very kind of you 🙏
Show threadprogressiveartistJan 6, 2023

@AbandonedAmerica You're welcome. Hope it helps.

I noticed your book Age of Consequences (both English and French versions) is also available at bookshop.org, but not listed as a source on your website.

A lot of people choose them as they support indie book shops with every purchase.

Show threadAbandoned AmericaJan 7, 2023
@progressiveartist yeah I am cutting back on directing to Amazon, I hate them too, but to totally root them out it would require recoding 1000s of pages. I just direct people to my own shop mostly now.
Show threadprogressiveartistJan 7, 2023

@AbandonedAmerica I hate them, too. Have been boycotting them since I read this 10 years ago:

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-free-online-shipping-warehouses-labor/

But I do understand that authors are almost chained to them by necessity. Really hate it for all of you.

I was a warehouse wage slave

My brief, backbreaking, rage-inducing, low-paying, dildo-packing time inside the online-shipping machine.

Mother Jones
Show threadAbandoned AmericaJan 7, 2023
@progressiveartist yeah I remember this one really turned me off too.
Show threadJoyce Bell 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🚫🧊Jan 7, 2023
@progressiveartist @AbandonedAmerica Amen!
Show threadShield MaidenJan 8, 2023
@progressiveartist @AbandonedAmerica Recording history before it disappears, one photo after another, one story and memory after another...it's fascinating and sad and evocative all at the same time.
Show threadAbandoned AmericaJan 8, 2023
@Judeet88 @progressiveartist thank you!