If my Patreon<\/a> reaches $100 by the end of the month, I will write and send \u201cIf You Were a Butt, My Butt\u201d to everyone who subscribes. If things go well, I’ve got some stretch goals, too, like\u00a0an audio version.<\/p>\n I will be donating the first month\u2019s Patreon funds to Lyon-Martin health services<\/a>.\u00a0Lyon-Martin is one of the only providers that focuses on caring for the Quiltbag community, especially low-income lesbian, bisexual, and trans people. They provide services regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.<\/p>\n My Patreon is a subscription monthly service, so if you choose to join and then unsubscribe after a month, then all the money you pay in will go to Lyon-Martin. My subscribers also get one free piece of flash fiction or poetry each month, so you\u2019ll receive that, too. (And anything else you sign up for.)<\/p>\n Humor can turn anything ridiculous. That’s its healing power. When that’s the aim, being mean-spirited or nasty defeats the point. I can\u2019t promise I won\u2019t make any <\/em>metafictional jokes, but I\u2019m not going to focus on it. The rare times I do<\/em>, it will be silly.<\/p>\n Given the circumstances, a bit of erotica is unavoidable. It also won\u2019t<\/em> be the focus, will<\/em> be in good humor, and will be marked so you can skip.<\/p>\n Really, I\u2019m just farting <\/em>around.<\/p>\n So if you want to get behind<\/em> butt<\/em>ing into the conversation with something cheeky<\/em>, then scoot your derriere <\/em>to my Patreon<\/a>. We can <\/em>do it.<\/p>\n (If you want to skip all that jazz, I also have a newsletter<\/a>. It doesn\u2019t come with free fiction, but it does come with updates about my writing and teaching.<\/p>\n Obligatory footnote: I reserve the right to limit harassment.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’ve been following events in online science fictiondom, you probably know the last few weeks have been tumultuous. If you are *not* following events in the online science fictiondom, then honestly, I’m kind of jealous. In my family, humor … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading ![\"pablo](\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/rachelswirsky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/pablo-1.png\")
<\/a>In that spirit, I\u2019m trying a self-publishing experiment. And that experiment\u2019s name is \u201cIf You Were a Butt, My Butt.\u201d<\/p>\n