Doing good, and g'bye!

[lagilman]

So, want something good to read?
Want to help keep a furred and furless family together?
Want to do both?

Author Dave Freer is moving his family from South Africa to Australia, and they'd budgeted the move carefully...but got hammered on the quarantine fees for their fur-kids -- 4 dogs and 4 cats, all rescue critters they can't even think of abandoning [even if they could find homes for them, which is doubtful]. They're looking at a shortfall of almost $20,000.

But Dave doesn't give up. He's set up a storyteller's bowl arrangement for a previously-acquired-but-never-published novel, with the proceeds going directly to convey his four-legged family to their new home. Intrigued? Want to know more? Save the Dragons!


I am off to Hotlanta/Dragon*Con tomorrow at an ungodly-even-for-me hour. No idea what LJ updatery will be like, but you can follow my OMGWTFwheee! on Twitter -- @LAGilman.

Comments

[neko-san.livejournal.com]

You people are killing me; this is the second link I've seen to Dave Freer's story today. I'm such a sucker for people taking care of their animals.

BTW, I forwarded a link to a fellow sucker softie; i'm betting she made a contribution, too.

[masgramondou.livejournal.com]

Just a minor correction. Dave didn't forget about quarantine, he budgeted for it and then got smacked by exchange rate fluctuations (why do they always go the wrong way?) and a less than thriving property market into which to sell their current home.

But thanks for the publicity and good words. Please tell folks at Dragon*con too....

[lagilman]

I must have misread his email, then. Scold accepted.