A Fundraising Workshop for Cody’s Books
Dear Readers,
Yesterday I wrote about wanting to buy back the remaining 980 copies of How to Not Always Be Working and Getting To Center that still say my deadname on them - doing this will trigger a reprint!
I took the paywall off so you can read it here :
With all of your amazing advice and help I landed on the following fundraising event and I’d love for you to be there or contribute!
This investment of buying back the books costs $8820. In order to raise this much money I am hosting this fundraising event and workshop. Can’t attend live? The workshop will be recorded.
Or you can simply contribute in solidarity — every dollar helps. Anything raised over $8820 will go toward printing stickers to place on the cover and spines of the books, shipping costs, and managing inventory.
The workshop is valued at $55 but you can contribute as little as $27 (that helps me buy back 3 books!) - You are encouraged and welcome to contribute more if you are able - $111, $222, $500, $1000!
WHAT WE WILL DO IN THE WORKSHOP :
This workshop is about reclaiming and re-animating your own archive — as an artist, writer, or small business owner.
Together we’ll explore:
How to organize, revisit, and repurpose old projects.
How to transform past work into new stories.
How to reclaim creative lineage as a living practice.
Expect journaling prompts, guided reflection, and live conversation.
I will read from How to Not Always Be Working and Getting to Center, share what this reclamation means, and talk with special guests about the practice of renaming, lineage, and attention.
There will also be book giveaways, prizes, and small surprises throughout the session
WHY IT MATTERS :
This is more than a fundraiser — it’s a collective act of creative sovereignty.
Every registration helps bring my early works home under my true name — aligning the archive with the artist before The Practice of Attention arrives.
Thank you for reading! Thank you for trusting me! Please share widely!
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→ Pollinating Through Projects Waitlist : A Two-Day Workshop on Writing Across Mediums - a study in bringing together all your many forms to make what seems like a jumbled mess finally make perfect sense. Live on Zoom Nov 1 + 2 :)
→ Are.na
→ info@codycookparrott.com
