gabrielgadfly:
I want to talk to you about The Happy...
I want to talk to you about The Happy Project and about the man behind it. Michael Milligan — better known as MCM — is the head honcho behind 1889 Labs, the small indie publisher that brings my books to you.
About nine months ago, MCM’s wife was in a very bad car accident. She was struck by a car that was backing down a one-way street, and suffered critical injuries — collapsed lung, brain damage, broken bones, and more.
The good news is that she is recovering, but it’s a very slow process. It’s been 295 days since her accident, and the head wound from the skull fracture is only just now healing.
Long-term care is the sort of thing that drains your reserves — it does it physically, it does it emotionally, it does it financially. The Happy Project is a way to push back against that drain. It’s a chronicle of little victories against massive trauma. I hope you’ll click through and read some of MCM’s posts.
It’s also an opportunity for me to give back to the man who gave my poetry a chance when no one else would. My works wouldn’t be out there for you to read if it weren’t for MCM.
There’s a Paypal donation link on The Happy Project. Every dollar collected there helps MCM and his wife and his children win a little victory against this monster.
You’re helping me and my publisher if you give to The Happy Project, so I want to give something to you, too. If you donate $10 USD, I will send you a handwritten copy of any poem from my collection.
Just click here to donate, then send me a message to let me know which poem you want and where I should send it. Thank you.
