I’m doubling down on my heartfelt thanks to all the good people who dropped dough into HE’s Cannes and Venice GoFundMe cookie jar.
A total of $6K has been raised ($4K from GoFundMe, another $2K sent to HE’s Venmo). Both apartments have been rented and locked down. I’ve yet to purchase the air fares and figure out certain logistics., but it’s all good.
It would be nice to raise another $2K for this and that, given that festival trips always wind up costing more than anticipated. (Last year’s stolen-wallet episode, which necessitated a three-day stay in Milan, certainly wasn’t expected.) I’ll probably post another ask in late March or early April….just a one-week quickie.
For those who haven’t yet contributed, please remember that I’m not “begging” for dough, as a few haters have claimed. I’m simply attempting to attract donations in a different, far less draining manner than the monthly method used by other webzines and columnists. I’m just asking for a one-off gimmee of $25 or $50 and whatever feels right. HE stopped paywalling this site a couple of years ago, and so the regularly refreshed content is entirely free and wide open, and this — this! — is the only pitch I’m making.