Your work is amazing. I've been following you for over six years now. I only pay $30 per month to access your content, stay connected to all the previous work you did at BFL curating badass book lists that I use all the time when designing curriculum, and read through mini actions when I get a chance. The very low payment gives me access to a collective of co-conspirators & can join the hangouts when I get a chance. Free Palestine!! 🇵🇸
I really love your work and have been referring people to it for years. I'm a parent of two young kids and it's helped me build our home library and have critical conversations about books that didn't quite get it right.
I will say, I have ADHD and tend to hyperfixate in terms of activism. I tend to have one of two major issues that I stick with and sometimes struggle to build capacity for other issues. My main cause right now is Gaza and it's hard to switch gears.
I love your work, but I'm slightly outside of your core audience. I'm not a parent (yet), but I do use your work in my work at a public library and I share your work as a resouce to my coworkers. You do SO MUCH. I know for me the most recent list of quick action items was great (and I agreed with all of them!), but while they are easy to do, the list was so long that it was information overload as a neurodivergent person. Please keep up the amazing work. I look forward to your emails in my inbox.
I use the monthly toolkits as mini lessons to discuss and delve in to with my homeschooled kids. I also donate on Patreon and share out your resources to other parents.
Hello! I'm new here as an unpaid subscriber to check it out and this is the first email I've received from you, but I wanted to jump in and share that I love everything I've seen so far - especially the Critical Reading Guide for Kids. I'm a trans woman working in libraries and I'm starting a side project of storytimes without institutional support, which means I have zero funding or budget but also lets me focus on telling stories that matter without worrying who might object or feel alienated. I love this resource and will be sharing it with parents and youth-focused librarians in my world, and look forward to seeing what else your program has to offer.
I know that this work feels like voidscreaming from time to time, but hope this little echo bounces back and bring a little joy. Your light shines bright even from a distance - thanks for all you do.
While I deeply appreciate anyone who can give me insight on 'What's so shitty about Raising Luminaries / my work' - I do NOT want business advice in the comments. Trust me, I already know it. If I had the resources and/or could ethically do what you suggest, I'd have done it by now.
I provide services and there are fairly easy ways for people to pay for those services. That's the challenge we're focusing on here.
Your work is amazing. I've been following you for over six years now. I only pay $30 per month to access your content, stay connected to all the previous work you did at BFL curating badass book lists that I use all the time when designing curriculum, and read through mini actions when I get a chance. The very low payment gives me access to a collective of co-conspirators & can join the hangouts when I get a chance. Free Palestine!! 🇵🇸
I really love your work and have been referring people to it for years. I'm a parent of two young kids and it's helped me build our home library and have critical conversations about books that didn't quite get it right.
I will say, I have ADHD and tend to hyperfixate in terms of activism. I tend to have one of two major issues that I stick with and sometimes struggle to build capacity for other issues. My main cause right now is Gaza and it's hard to switch gears.
I love your work, but I'm slightly outside of your core audience. I'm not a parent (yet), but I do use your work in my work at a public library and I share your work as a resouce to my coworkers. You do SO MUCH. I know for me the most recent list of quick action items was great (and I agreed with all of them!), but while they are easy to do, the list was so long that it was information overload as a neurodivergent person. Please keep up the amazing work. I look forward to your emails in my inbox.
I use the monthly toolkits as mini lessons to discuss and delve in to with my homeschooled kids. I also donate on Patreon and share out your resources to other parents.
Hello! I'm new here as an unpaid subscriber to check it out and this is the first email I've received from you, but I wanted to jump in and share that I love everything I've seen so far - especially the Critical Reading Guide for Kids. I'm a trans woman working in libraries and I'm starting a side project of storytimes without institutional support, which means I have zero funding or budget but also lets me focus on telling stories that matter without worrying who might object or feel alienated. I love this resource and will be sharing it with parents and youth-focused librarians in my world, and look forward to seeing what else your program has to offer.
I know that this work feels like voidscreaming from time to time, but hope this little echo bounces back and bring a little joy. Your light shines bright even from a distance - thanks for all you do.
I love all of this so much. I'm also just overwhelmed and exhausted and struggling with mental health. So I skim the emails and don't do much else.
While I deeply appreciate anyone who can give me insight on 'What's so shitty about Raising Luminaries / my work' - I do NOT want business advice in the comments. Trust me, I already know it. If I had the resources and/or could ethically do what you suggest, I'd have done it by now.
I provide services and there are fairly easy ways for people to pay for those services. That's the challenge we're focusing on here.