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we're going to be evicted / extremely time sensitive

I never wanted to make another post like this again. I had hoped I would be relatively comfortable by now, but um, you know, man makes plans and capitalism crushes him. Me and my family have tried so, so hard to make things work, but we can't. all four of us are physically disabled and suffering from various forms of mental illness; my dad hasn't been able to work a contracting job in months because of his knee and his back. my mother, who is diabetic, has suffered TIAs from the stress of her job which is paying her below minimum wage. Of course, I have my check to look forward to but a check at the end of the month does not help us when we've been served eviction papers.

i'll post the letter here, but basically we owe $3,184 and if we don't pay by Tuesday, October 22, 2024, we will have 30 days to leave our house.I don't know about you, but I cannot stomach or handle the concept of being homeless for a third time. I cannot do it, I cannot ask my parents to do it, or my younger sister. I really just can't. So, if there's anything that anyone can do for us, I am begging you, hands and knees begging, for someone to help us.

$0/$3,184 (October 20, 2024)

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The future of this blog

Hey everyone! You might have noticed that I haven't posted in a while. No, this wasn't really a hiatus because I was busy like usual. You might have also noticed I removed the link to submissions, too. I've gotten a few asks, either asking about it or submitting something in place of the submissions link, too. I'm not trying to ignore you, I love you guys, but the reason why I've been avoiding continuing daily poll posting is because, well...

Im sort of contemplating the future of this blog.

Sorry, I know that sounds very dramatic, but it's true. In the past few months of the blog being active, the amount of voters on polls have gotten very low, sometimes less than 50, which is strange on a blog with over 500 followers. And like, that's fine. I am not owed votes on polls. But I would be lying if I said that that isn't disheartening weighed with the amount of work I put into this blog. It makes it hard for me to want to take more submissions and spend time making more polls knowing how few people seem to look at them.

A lot of other blogs like this I've noticed have started to wind down or stopped posting, too, so I'm wondering if it's the expiration date for many of us gimmick blogs.

I don't want to abandon this blog, though. I really love the community that we have garnered on here. There are still some people who love to see every post and like finding new things to read through it. I myself have read a lot of short stories and novellas and collections that I've only found because of this place! I've also found a lot of writers that I like here.

So, I'm going to make the decision to convert this blog to a "Have you read this piece of short fiction" style blog to a daily blog of shorts. In a few weeks, I'm going to reopen submissions and start posting a daily piece of short fiction instead. (i.e. "The story of the day is (short story title) by (short story author). Here is a link to it if you wish to read!") There won't be polls incorporated to each one, but I might incorporate polls in another way. I'll have more details up later on when I'm ready to start, but I will be changing the pinned post and url when the time comes.

For now though, expect more silence for a few weeks until I'm ready to start this new style of blog. I hope you guys like it and feel free to send me questions and feedback in the meantime.

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Having to remake this post because everything is garbage-ass. Most likely will not be signing my contract until September, which means we'll behind on rent for another month, putting us FOUR MONTHS behind on rent. Our landlord is being super patient with us, but there's only so much he can do, and I'm absolutely NAUSEOUS at the thought of being homeless again.

hi! so I'm yah yah, those people in the picture are my parents and we're this close to losing our house and being homeless again because we're two months behind on rent. we're all disabled, but we all work, but it's not quite enough to make the rent. because of a few medical emergencies and a death in the family back in March, we've been unable to catch up with anything. so! if possible, I'm asking for help for the two months of back rent owed!

i'm upping the goal from $3,000 to $6,600. If you can give anything, please, please do. We stalled out a month ago at $1, 186, but of course, absolutely all that money is gone to bill and incremental (like less than $500) rent payments.

$0/$6,600 (August 13)

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about to have a full blown panic attack about money and i don't even have weed/money to buy weed. oh.

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Please support my family by donating and sharing.

The situation for us and my brother who suffers from bipolar disorder is very catastrophic.

I want to meet the needs of my family and my sick brother.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-help-needed-a-journey-from-gaza-to-safety

Donate if you can, reblog if you can't!

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Hi, I hope you're doing well. ❤️ I'm writing to you with full of hope to help me and my family. My family is in a very danger situation due to the ongoing war, and I've launched a GoFundMe campaign to save them. 😢 Could you please share my campaign post from my profile? Each share could be a lifeline for my family. 🙏 Feel free to share it in any other social media platform if you would like. Our campaign has been verified by operation olive branch, and is entry number 26 in their Master List on their spreadsheet. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you in advance for all of your support and kindness.

Please donate if you can, reblog if you can't!

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hi everyone! me and my lover are in a tough spot right now. the gofundme is a bit lengthy but the tl;dr is that we need to get Lux enough money to study in England. they have already been accepted into the university itself and Lux has no home, no family and no money in the united states. They have had a life full of hardship and suffering, and right now this is our only shot to get lux into a safe, loving environment with me in the UK, where I can fully support them in my own apartment.

we have about four months to at least raise 11K, which is the cost of the first half of the year. we have applied for fafsa but because they're estranged they get LESS money as a loan. The US system has failed them time and time again.

We currently have two months until Lux has to go back to America, and our supportive aunt cannot afford another plane ticket, which we will have to use the gofundme money for.

I do recommend reading the gofundme if you want more info on us and our situation! and of course we will be updating this as often as we can!

I am also offering commissions. I am an art student at the same uni and can do portraits, designs and illustrations. All the money would go towards this fund.

thank you to those who read and if you can't donate, please please spread this! 💖

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i've been getting a lot of messages to help spread fundraisers, so i'm making this post to keep track of and boost them:

@mohammedalanqer - gfm here (39.8k euros/58k); father of four trying to evacuate with their newborn son and his wife. vetted by nabulsi, 90-ghost, sar-soor, and fairuzfan

@tameraldeeb - gfm here (19.3k euros/40k); family of four trying to evacuate through the rafah crossing. vetted by ibtisams, 90-ghost, el-shab-hussein, fairuzfan and sar-soor

@mohamedjameel - gfm here (929 euros/35k); father of three trying to evacuate and seek treatment for his myelofibrosis. vetted by nabulsi

@eyadeyadsblog - gfm here (CHF 7.8k/20k); father of four trying to evacuate with his wife. vetted by 90-ghost and northgazaupdates

@nesmamomen - gfm here ($80.7k/100k); student trying to raise funds to get her family across the border at rafah and into cairo. vetted by sayruq, nabulsi, el-shab-hussein

@ahmedalnabeeh11 - gfm here (10.2k euros/30k); family of four trying to evacuate and seek treatment for their elderly mother. verified by 90-ghost, el-shab-hussein, northgazaupdates, and apollos-olives

@ahmedabuyamin - gfm here (27.2k euros/35k); family of six trying to evacuate and seek safety. verified by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi

i'll be reblogging with updates and new campaigns. if you can't donate, boost this post or the accounts' campaign posts

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Anyone want to buy me a book to celebrate book 📚 🎁

It's my birthday 🥳🎈✨ I was born today (but 22 years ago)

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It's my birthday 🥳🎈✨ I was born today (but 22 years ago)

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hello, and welcome to the Worst Sherlock Holmes Story bracket, in which we as a fandom finally do something Doyle would approve of: decide which of the Canon's stories is the absolute worst!

to begin with, i will seed the stories in the manner similar to a fencing tournament: in short, all of the stories will be separated into pools of four and each story will face off against all the other stories in its pool. after that, the bracket will be seeded based on how much a given story won or lost in the pools.

the actual bracket will start on July 31. good luck, and may the worst story win!

tagging other bracketmakers for exposure (hope that's alright)

@long-fic-tournament @tournament-winners-tournament @bestmothertournament @worst-siblings-tournament @fairytale-poll @insufferableprotagonistpoll

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"What the Dead Birds Taught Me" is available to read here

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July 5th update

Please don't skip without sharing please! Your black girl is financially struggling in this economy raising her 8 year old sister. im trying to keep my sister out of cps hands every month. Rent/electric and phone help.

goal: 690/1500

Venmo Queenloki89 Cash app $Queenloki89

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Verified Palestinian gofundme’s Masterlist

Rightfully so, I have gotten messages worrying if everything I post is legit (I try my best to make sure the answer is yes), but here’s a masterlist of ones that one or more people have confirmed are legit Palestinians. Most are from the blogs @el-shab-hussein, @ibtisams, @palestinecharitycommissionsassoc ,@90-ghost, @nabulsi and @palipunk

I will also be making individual posts for most of these

Help Khaled and his family escape Gaza

Help lara and abdalla Family to be safe in Gaza

Emergency: Help Ibrahim's Family Find Safety - $50 is 500kr

HELP Ezzideen & his Family to EVACUATE Gaza

Your help is the only hope to save us from war.

Hope : Help Little Elen Fetch a brighter Future

Help Aseel’s family evacuate from Gaza.

EMERGENCY: HELP evacuate Bashar from Gaza

Help Mohammad Hammad evacuate his family from Gaza

Help Madleen's Family From Gaza

Help Jehad Evacute From Gaza

Help a med student & his family evacuate to safety

Help Fadi's Family Rebuild Their Life Amidst Crisis

Help Us Safely Evacuate a family from Gaza

Help child with Cerebral Palsy evacuate

Protect an open source engineer and his family

Help Bring Ayah’s Family in Gaza to Safety

Call to Action: Keep Gazas Talent Alive

Help Belal and His Family Escape the War in Gaza

Urgent Rescue Mission for the Mortaja Family

Save my family from the war in Gaza

Urgent: Help Evacuate My Family From Gaza War

Urgent help to evacuate my family out of Gaza

Help evacuate Safi’s family from Gaza in warfare

emergency : Help Support the Khalaf Family in Gaza

Help AbdulAziz and his family

Help Yousef escape Gaza and treat his cancer

Help my family rebuild home und evacuate Gaza

Please Help Me Evacuate My Children To Safety

Escape From War Nightmare: Support Gazan Family

Help my family in Gaza

Salaam Animal Care, find a safe home for animals

URGENT HELP help my family to evacuate Gaza

Help me & my Family Evacuate from Gaza

Urgent Appeal for Support: Help a Photographer

Help Jana's Family Find Refuge and Peace

Help me to save my family from the war in Gaza

Help evacuate my brother and his family from Gaza

Urgent apeal to help Elzomar family leave Gaza immediately

Help my mum to travel to a safe place

Help Afnan to find safety and to complete her education

Support getting Linda and her family out of Gaza

Support Mohammed and His Family Affected by the Gaza War

Help Ala's Family Overcome Crisis in Gaza

Freedom and home repair for Aesha an family

Help us evacuate and rebuild what's left of our lives

Help Tamer and his Family in Gaza!

Help my family escape death and reunite with me.

Help me and my family escape the Genocide in Gaza

Help rebuild Ahmed's family life in Gaza .

Emergency : Saving My Mother and only brother From War Zone

Rescue Mahmoud's Family: A Call to Escape Gaza's Devastation

Help Mohammed & His Family To Safety

Help Almoghrabi family to evacuate Gaza strip

Urgent Appeal: Help Save Ruba & Muhammad in Gaza!

Urgent help to evacuate my family from Gaza

Help Alia's family and their children get out of Gaza

Urgent Appeal: Save Little Yusuf and His Family Amidst Gaza

Support My Family Escape War in Gaza

Help me get my family out to safety

Help my family out of Gaza

Help me get my family out to safety

Help my children and family from the Gaza war !!

Please Help Evacuate Fadi's Family from Gaza

URGENT: Help Hayam and her Family Escape the Genocide

For what remained in us من أجل ما تبقى فينا

Please Help Restore The Sharifs home & Help Leave A War Zone

Help Shymaa's Family Reunite in Egypt

Help Mahmoud’s family evacuate from Gaza

Donate to help Deyaa and his family escape Gaza

Fatima’s Journey to Restore Artistry in Gaza

My family under fire, help them evacuate Gaza.

Help me to evacuate from the genocide

Help Mahmoud to evacuate from Gaza to continue education

Help my family evacuate from Gaza

Help Sana’a and her family evacuate from Gaza

Haytham needs your help to support his family

Help my family survive and evacuate from Gaza

Help me rebuild a shelter for my family in Rafah

HelpYoussef and his family get out of Gaza for a better life

Let my family be safe and live in peace!

Relief Appeal: Secure Evacuation from Gaza War

Please Help Tahani save her children and husband

Urgent Help Appeal: exit the war of Gaza"

Help My Family Get Out Of Gaza

Vegetables, food, and water for Palestinian families

HELP Muhammad evacuate his family out of GAZA

Secure a Safe Future for Youssef’s Family - Act now

Support My Journey to a New Start

Help Shymaa's Family Reunite in Egypt

Help Me and my Family to evacuate from Gaza ASAP

Saving My Family from the Horrors of War in Gaza

Help the Allahawani family escape genocide

URGENT - Help Azzam evacuate his family from Gaza

help my children get out of gaza safely

Emergency: Help Evacuate My Family from Gaza

Help Safaa secure her children‘s lives after war

Help Kareem get his family from Gaza to safety

Help Karim and his family get to a safe place

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"The Dead Return in Strange Shapes" is available to read here