As most of you know I have been struggling to support myself over the past year or so in the face of multiple medical issues. For years, I have been part of the gig economy as writer, editor, cartoonist, and graphic artist, with the typical result of on-demand work without benefits. Everything’s great when I’m healthy and work is plentiful. But when I can’t work, or there is no work available, I have no funds coming in.
At the moment, then, I don't see any alternative but to get back on the needs list for myself and my pets.
I need to save my stored stuff from auction, need about $300 for that. Then Oreo needs insulin, $110; and Ginger needs a vet visit and a steroid shot, plus her probiotics, which adds up to about $150 (she has inflammatory bowel disease). So I need $260 for them, for a total of $560. Please consider sending a donation via PayPal to me using the email, karlekonsultants (at) cs (dot) com. If you’d rather send a check or use other methods, please Kosmail me.
I REALLY want to support myself! This past year has been incredibly frustrating! But continued procedures = continued pain = continued pain pills = falling asleep at inappropriate times = missed deadlines. So I work after the pain goes away and I wean off the pain pills, but it has not been enough days of the month to pay the bills. Especially lately, during Christmas break not many people are writing papers to be edited.
So I have to turn to the community to pull my rump out of the fire again. I hope that now that Christmas break is over, work will pick up. But I’ll have to have another procedure the end of this month or beginning of February, which will put me out of commission again for a little while.
Also too, of course I’d rather be cartooning than editing (editing of academic texts being where I’ve found the most work, but you can imagine the boredom level)! So I have set up a Patreon page. We launch today! The idea behind Patreon is that those who would like to see more of an artist’s work pledge a small donation each month. If this works out, I could return to Breaking Pawlitics, Greed is Piggy, and other pawlitical content. Cartoons are a great way to comment on the issues of the day, because they can break through a certain amount of reader resistance. Make people laugh and give them something to think about.
Please visit my Patreon page and see if any of the incentives inspire you to become a monthly donor. I think they’re fun! Again if this works out, I may add more complex, higher tiers later, since having adequate regular donations would give me more time for cartooning.
Thank you for “listening”! I hope I can take care of the pets’ immediate needs and find a better way to earn a few cans of cat food for the future.