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Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday!

Ways to Give:

marmotsomsierost linked to a fundraiser for Laurie, who is currently living in a shelter and struggling to find housing near her daughter's school and transportation in the wake of leaving her abusive ex-fiance, who lied about payments being made on their home and car. You can read more and give to the gofundme here.

heyninja is trying to dig out of debt after being hospitalized last year, and is trying to raise $1K to bring all her debts current. You can read more, give via PayPal, and find a rebloggable post here, or support her by buying from her Etsy Store, which offers rune and tarot readings and prayer beads.

ashinan was laid off from her job when trying to give two weeks notice, and she won't have a paycheck from her new job for nearly a month. She's offering fic commissions in exchange for donations to help stay afloat until her first paycheck; you can read more, commission fanfic, donate, or reblog here.

ranuel's goddaughter was recently tragically killed by the child's father, and the mother is devastated. A friend of the family has started a gofundme to help cover the funeral expenses, eventually to include a headstone and some financial assistance for the mother; you can read more and reblog the link here and support the fundraiser here.

unsettledink's cat, Smoke, recently had a severe health problem and needed x-rays, oxygen, monitoring at an emergency clinic, and an ultrasound, all of which was expensive; while they've been able to cover the cost, they're struggling now to cover other bills. Any amount helps, but they're also offering cross-stitches for $20+ donors; you can read more and give here and there's a rebloggable post here.

rilee16 is still struggling to cover medical expenses after two head injuries last year, and hasn't been cleared to return to work, thus can't earn money to cover basic living costs, let alone the bills they've received. You can read more and help out here.

editrx has been struggling to keep her indy bookstore afloat for this past year, and on top of her troubles there, she's now been the subject of a violent assault by her housemate. She's dealing with mounting medical bills and trauma from the assault and needs a lawyer to ensure her attacker is charged properly and convicted. You can read more and give here, send a giftcard for groceries (to editrx@gmail.com) or support Starcat Books by purchasing here.

Help For Free:

famishedeye linked to cinematicnomad, who is trying to acquire an autograph from Robert Downey Jr. for their cousin's son, six-year-old Ethan, who has been diagnosed with orbital rhabdomyosarcoma and has been undergoing a ton of medical treatment. Ethan is obsessed with Iron Man and would love to meet RDJ, but an autograph would be wonderful too; if anyone has a hookup or a line on how to reach his people, you can read more and get in touch here.

why_me_why_not linked to My So-Called Selfish Life, a documentary about people who choose not to have children. They have a survey available for men and women who are childfree (by choice or circumstance) or for parents who have children but regret their choice. You can have a look and take the survey here.

Housing:

in_the_bottle and her flatmate are looking for someone to share a 3br in Fulham, London (SW6); rent is L737/mo plus utilities and council tax; they're looking for someone to start late October or early/mid-November. You can read more and get in touch here.


And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. You can post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form or via email at copperbadge at gmail dot com. If you're not sure how to proceed, here is a little more about what I do and how you can help (or ask for help!). If you're new to fundraising, you may want to check out my guide to fundraising here.

I haven’t been running a ton in the last week or

I haven’t been running a ton in the last week or two, not so much because I don’t want to run as because I want that extra hour of sleep so much more. I’ve been so tired. SO TIRED. 

But despite sleeping terribly last night I was up and at ‘em at 4 this morning, and admittedly it’s a lot easier to want to run when it’s 70F out instead of 45F. 

I did the French Fry Invitational, which means I am now comfortably stuffed with hot breakfast. The guys at Jim’s Original are starting to recognize me, which might be worrying. 

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Today’s circus elephant, which is actually

Today’s circus elephant, which is actually really fun, does not photograph especially well. But it’s well worth giving it a try!

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