In case you’re wondering, yes, I have an Amazon Wish List. So if you appreciate what I do, and wonder what you can do to keep me doing it, this might be something to consider.
Not to whine, but as a self-employed cartoonist I don’t get a Christmas bonus. Or benefits of any sort. I haven’t seen benefits since 1995, when I got fired from my last day job. As you probably know, newspapers are shedding cartoonists right and left (well, mainly left) but an economically viable online model has yet to emerge. I’m committed to cartooning and writing, and will continue to do it whether you help or not, but it’s often tempting to throw up my hands and walk away from a vocation where you mostly hear from people when you make them angry.
So if you are so moved to make my holiday a joyous one, I would much appreciate it. Anything from the list would be amazing, of course, but the Dragon Dictation package would come in handy to help me stave off carpal tunnel syndrome while I work on my next book. Shoes are nice. Drawing paper is useful. So are those Rapidograph pen nibs; I break them sometimes and they’re not cheap. My sad old Third Generation iPod is showing its years—ten—and could stand replacing.
(I currently have two proposals for major prose books out to my agent, not including the cartoon book proposal. The Afghanistan book is scheduled for release in Fall 2013, is finished and awaits edits, but is definitely coming out—and looking great!)
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Ted: I wish I could purchase you everything on this list. You and Paul Street are about equally responsible for taking me from an Obama/Dembot to someone who can actually judge by deeds and someone who is now proud to wear the “leftist” badge. I don’t have a lot of extra change, but I will do what I can. Do you have any need for any kind of “gently used” computer hardware? I’m a PC/Mac/Linux sys admin and have loads of stuff that mostly goes unused. Happy Holidays, friend.
@aabrown1971, Thanks for the offer! Thanks to my generous readers and my computer fundraiser a year ago, I’m all set hardware-wise. My iMac is thankfully going strong.