From: Steven Vaughan-Nichols <sjvn01 at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:23:22 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Fundraiser for Michael
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Done! Good luck!

Steven

On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 2:18=E2=80=AFPM Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at panix.com> wro=
te:

> Folks will remember that Michael and I missed the first half of Capclave
> because his car
> broke down. Turns out it really, really broke down and he's started a
> fundraiser. To
> quote:
>
> "Over the weekend my car died. Got it to the dealer. New battery, starter=
,
> and
> alternator need to be replaced. Doing that leaves no money until mid
> month."
>
> What isn't mentioned is that the middle of the month is shortly before we
> leave for the
> World Fantasy Convention. Which is expensive. We *are* going but right no=
w
> it's going to
> take me selling off a bit of stock. Which of course I will.
>
> Because Michael isn't just my sweetheart. He has contributed so much of
> his time and
> effort to WSFA, WFC, even WSFS. Just being there, behind his table of
> wonderful (and
> inexpensive) books he's part of our community. And WFC is special. He
> should be sitting
> at the bar with people who have been friends for decades, not living off
> of cold
> sandwiches.
>
> https://www.gofundme.com/f/car-repair-and-storage?utm_campaign=p_lico+s=
hare-sheet-first-launch&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
>
> Elspeth
>

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