Australian authors raise $486,600, and counting, for firies

It was humbling, heartbreaking and inspiring to see over 500 authors in Australia raise the gauntlet in a staggering auction of books, art and writerly services to raise funds for bushfires and to support wildlife. Twitter went wild on #AuthorsForFiries. The cause has, at the time of this writing, raised AUD 486,600 and counting. My auction raised $655 for the CFA (Country Fire Authority) towards this worthy cause. A big thank you to all bidders, likers and retweeters!