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azteclady.bsky.social
#Romancelandia: we are LEGION.

Things are hard for most of us right now, but if we band together, we can help those hit hardest have a joyous holiday season. #HolidayFairies

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shelflove.bsky.social Shelf Love Podcast @shelflove.bsky.social · Nov 17
#Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is back for its 5th year!

Give the gift of mutual aid in the romance community.

Submit YOUR wishlist NOW or sign up for to get notifications once wishlists are added:

shelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fair...

Please help spread the word! #romancebks
Image of two hands reaching out to each other. Text on blue background: Romancelandia Holiday Fairies. Give the gift of mutual aid in the romance community. Find a gift list to support, or submit your wishlist: bit.ly/holidayfairies Gift Giving Period: November 17 through December 31. 5 Years: Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is a mutual aid effort for the "Romancelandia" romance novel reader community to support anyone in the community who could use help with purchasing gifts for themselves or loved ones in the holiday season. The annual event launched in 2020 and is organized by Andrea Martucci / Shelf Love.
November 17, 2024 at 10:03 PM
cottonbranch.org
Hope is not pretending everything will be fine. It is choosing one life-giving action while the outcome is still uncertain. Hope gets its hands dirty. 🌱

How will you practice hope today?

#CottonBranch #PracticeHope #HopeHasHands
September 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
azteclady.bsky.social
One of the ways we are going to get through the dark days ahead is by helping each other.

Anna Holmes needs our help; their GFM goal is very modest. Could I beg you to contribute something, no matter how little, and to share this ask in your own circles?

#PracticeHope
annabookwriter.bsky.social Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Nov 7
Hi. I am reluctant to ask, especially with everything going on, but frankly and a little vaguely for safety reasons, we have to move. I recognize that this is not something everyone can do, and this is likely the only way we can. Anything is so appreciated. #mutualAid

gofund.me/a1c74803
Donate to Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason, organized by Anna Catherine Holmes
Hi, we’re Anna and Jason. I was a library worker with a pre-existing spi… Anna Catherine Holmes needs your support for Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason
gofund.me
November 8, 2024 at 8:33 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
Anna's window to act has a deadline, and their GFM is incredibly modest. If this crosses your feed, and you have a handful of dollars to spare, please consider helping them reach safety. (see their 🧵here: bsky.app/profile/anna...)

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annabookwriter.bsky.social Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Nov 7
Hi. I am reluctant to ask, especially with everything going on, but frankly and a little vaguely for safety reasons, we have to move. I recognize that this is not something everyone can do, and this is likely the only way we can. Anything is so appreciated. #mutualAid

gofund.me/a1c74803
Donate to Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason, organized by Anna Catherine Holmes
Hi, we’re Anna and Jason. I was a library worker with a pre-existing spi… Anna Catherine Holmes needs your support for Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason
gofund.me
November 10, 2024 at 12:08 AM
azteclady.bsky.social
Be the helpers, 2024 edition

#PracticeHope #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia #MutualAid #HolidayFairies

herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/b...
Be the helpers, 2024 edition
The end-of-the-calendar year holiday season is often hard for a multitude of reasons, from strained families to financial precariousness to… ::gestures at the world:: We can still make the wo…
herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:58 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
Hey, #Romancelandia in Bluesky, can we give Anna a bit more of a cushion on their goal today? Wouldn't it be grand to help them round up to $4K?

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annabookwriter.bsky.social Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Nov 17
Bluesky, you beautiful people, thank you so much. We are at $3500, which gets us passports, enough for Jason’s certification, money towards pet transport, and money towards airline tickets. You can’t know how much this helps.

www.gofundme.com/f/secure-a-s...
Donate to Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason, organized by Anna Catherine Holmes
Hi, we’re Anna and Jason. I was a library worker with a pre-existing spi… Anna Catherine Holmes needs your support for Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:01 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
#Romancelandia This auction, helping neighbors stay warm and fed this season, is ongoing until Friday--and if you click through, there's a directly link to a wish list/gift registry with helpful, necessary items at all price points.

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roselerner.bsky.social Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · Oct 18
It's getting chilly again, which means my synagogue's warm clothing drive is BACK!!! I have been feeling a little overwhelmed by all the things that need repairing in the world, but here is something small and concrete that makes a huge difference!

bit.ly/bundled2024
Graphic with same drive info as the thread
November 17, 2024 at 9:55 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
"It is the hope that kills you, but it is also the hope that saves you. These two competing facts turn out not to be mutually exclusive" -- @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

How I needed to hear this today.

#PracticeHope

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November 12, 2024 at 6:19 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
"This drive puts warm clothes and other winter necessities directly into the hands of the food-insecure families who come to Breaking Bread on Broad (BBoB) each week."

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roselerner.bsky.social Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · Nov 14
Ok the auction site is UP and bidding starts tomorrow at noon (US Eastern)! Set up an account now if you don't have one already!!

www.32auctions.com/organization...

I will do a thread of individual items later but for now here are a few of my favorite photos
Cute baby in pink overalls sitting on a green and yellow handknitted blanket spread out on the floor. The blanket is round with a sunburst pattern A woman with gorgeous red curls ties a big handknitted shawl around her waist, her back to the camera. The shawl is triangular in variegated magenta and blue shades. The yarn has a faint sheen Baby grinning in a colorful handknitted hat in blue yellow and red, topped with a little Ernie head instead of a pom pom. She's wearing a fuzzy teddy bear sweatshirt (not for sale) Woman with her back to the camera, long red curls cascading over a cozy handknitted shawl the colors of a lilac bush
November 15, 2024 at 7:07 PM
olaedoagabi.bsky.social
Don't just wish for a happy spirit, practice it daily and let hope become your guiding habit. #PracticeHope #PermanentlyHappySpirit #PositiveVibes
July 24, 2026 at 11:05 AM
azteclady.bsky.social
This is a very good thread--but because threads here are kind of shit and break after however many posts, I'm quoting the last post. Scroll up to the top, read every word back down.

Hydrate, eat, take your meds, nurture your relationships.

#PracticeHope
emilylhauser.bsky.social Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Nov 13
So all the feelings stuff can be even HARDER now, & we all know nothing's going to get any easier going forward.

So my final point is this:

eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back

We're all we have. Let's build a home for each other & fight like hell. ❤️
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November 13, 2024 at 3:59 AM
azteclady.bsky.social
#Romancelandia: Be the helpers, 2024 edition

Mutual aid efforts for #TransLifelina (ends tonight), for #Gaza, for Romance #HolidayFairies, and for Bundled Up on Broad, in Baltimore.

#PracticeHope

herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/b...
Be the helpers, 2024 edition
The end-of-the-calendar year holiday season is often hard for a multitude of reasons, from strained families to financial precariousness to… ::gestures at the world:: We can still make the wo…
herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
#Romancelandia Mr Rogers used to advise his viewers to "look for the helpers". Let us *be* the helpers for each other when we can, because the only way through is together.

#PracticeHope #HolidayFairies #Gaza

herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/b...
Flyer shows two white hands reaching for each other over a light blue background, with some golden starts and squiggles floating around. The text reads: Romancelandia Holiday Fairies Give the gift of mutual aid in the romance community Find a gift list to support, or submit your wishlist: (link in my post) Gift giving period: November 17 through to December 31 2024 In smaller font at the bottom there's a golden number 5, and the test: Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is a mutual aid effort for the "romancelandia" romance novel reader community to support anyone in the community who could use help with purchasing gifts for themselves or love ones in the holiday season. The annual event launched in 2020 and is organized by Andrea Martucci/ShelfLove A cartoon of a pair of knit gloves joined by a string, where the four fingers of each hand have a flame, so the represent candles, and the string swirls between the two hands to represent a very stylized central candle with its own flame. Below is the logo of the Rodeph Shalom congregation. To the side, the text reads: Bundled up on Broad Next year may we all be warm! A food-insecure family's budget is stretched to its breaking point--there's no extra for winter clothes, even when children have outgrown them. Please donate warm clothing to help neighbors in need! Below that are the links and dates included in the post, ending with, "Donate by Black Friday"
November 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
indivisiblebemidji.bsky.social
Welcome new members! @indivisiblebemidji.bsky.social Hope builds with every act, large or small, and every single person who lends a hand. #resist #practicehope #Minnesotastrong #strongertogether
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March 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
azteclady.bsky.social
Can we bring Anna's GFM to its goal today? Their deadline is time sensitive.

No matter what you can give, it all adds up (don't tip GFM, they charge fees already).

And if you can't donate, please share their post below to your own circles.

#PracticeHope
annabookwriter.bsky.social Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · Nov 7
Hi. I am reluctant to ask, especially with everything going on, but frankly and a little vaguely for safety reasons, we have to move. I recognize that this is not something everyone can do, and this is likely the only way we can. Anything is so appreciated. #mutualAid

gofund.me/a1c74803
Donate to Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason, organized by Anna Catherine Holmes
Hi, we’re Anna and Jason. I was a library worker with a pre-existing spi… Anna Catherine Holmes needs your support for Secure a Safe Future for Anna and Jason
gofund.me
November 13, 2024 at 8:26 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
Also, if you don't find anything you fancy through the auction (which runs through to next Friday, 11/22 at 10PM Eastern), you can always help directly via their gift registry:

www.amazon.com/registries/g...

#PracticeHope, help keep people warm, fed, and safe.
Congregation Rodeph Shalom Community Registry 2024 | Amazon Gift List
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November 15, 2024 at 7:29 PM
azteclady.bsky.social
Haymarket has 10 Free ebooks to get free running until December 2--perhaps those of us who can may return the favor and donate something for this most worthy of causes?

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November 27, 2024 at 5:17 AM