Support the Red Cross & win a hand-illustrated custom poem from yours truly

A while back, Therese Walsh of Writer Unboxed asked me if I’d be willing to donate anything to the Writers For The Red Cross fundraising effort. I had no idea at that time how meaningful that effort would become for me.

By now, you’ve all heard about the Japan earthquake and tsunami. A family friend lives in Sendai with her young daughter, and we are still trying to find out if she’s okay. [UPDATE Mon March 14th 8:30 a.m. – Just found out that Yoriko and her daughter are fine. Building damaged but ok. They have electricity but no water or gas.]

My heart goes out to the victims of the disaster and their loved ones, and I’ve been following the bravery of those involved in rescue and relief operations.

Please do consider bidding for the package I donated (handwritten, illustrated instapoem custom-made for the winner plus a selection writer greeting cards). If you donate $25 or more, you get to pick a free book from the authors donating to the project (not sure if this is only if you do a straight donation or not). My package is up for bid from March 13-March 20th.

Even if you’re not particularly interested in my package, there are TONS of fantastic items and services donated by writers around the world. Please do take a look at the Writers For The Red Cross site.

Thank you.