Shop and Help in One
Look!!The holiday gift giving season is coming, and I wanted to alert you all to a way you could both get cool gifts and help out a member of our community, thus this special Thursday post.
As I told you all back in September, my friend MaryAnn Harris, wife of author Charles de Lint, has spent over the last year in the hospital, a victim of a rare tick-borne illness. If you didn’t see my post, and would like more information, here’s a link.
Yes, Charles now has a Patreon, and a friend set up a GoFundMe. However, the decision was made to set up an auction because then people could get something special in return for helping them out. I’ve donated a few pieces of my own, and may add something more later.
That auction is what I was referring to when I mentioned a source of cool gifts. It’s named for the artists’ commune that is at the center of de Lint’s seminal urban fantasy novel, Moonheart. Items range from stocking stuffers to some very cool limited editions.
Here’s the official announcement about the auction.
Welcome to the TAMSON HOUSE ARTS FEST, an online auction in support of MaryAnn Harris & Charles de Lint.
The auction is now OPEN!
Please visit galabid.com/harrisdelintrecovery/ to join the festivities.
You’ll find original art, handmade crafts, signed books, your-name-in-a-story, instructional zoom sessions and so much more. And if you’re a de Lint collector you’ll want to pay close attention because there are some truly rare items up for auction with more coming soon.
Check back often — we’ll be adding new items throughout the month (up until November 23rd).
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at harrisdelintrecovery@gmail.com .
Thank you all for your generous support & for joining us in this month-long celebration of Charles & MaryAnn & the incredible community they’ve built over the years. Thank you for shining on & celebrating Grace. [image error]
“Keeping the Grace in this world. Maybe her light’s not as strong as it once was, maybe the world’s gotten darker since the first day, and it’s still getting darker but something’s shining on. In you. In me. Everywhere you look, if you take time to pay attention. So we’ve got two choices. We can let the darkness win, or we can celebrate the Grace and shine her light stronger.” – Charles de Lint, Someplace to Be Flying
Thank you for taking time to look at this special post.
