For @thenation, I wrote about GiveSendGo, the "#1 Christian Crowdfunding Site" that is a willing haven for hate group members. The founders had some interesting things to say about welcoming the KKK: thenation.com/article/societ…
this is the exact answer from my transcription of the interview with Jacob Wells and Heather Wilson when I directly asked about fundraising for Kyle Rittenhouse vs fundraising for an LGBTQ group, & I think offers an interesting insight into the phenom of "sin flattening":
walking into a bookstore, asking if they have copies of your book, and then revealing yourself to sign them is the writer's version of droit d'seigneur and every time i do it i feel extremely cool. anyway @mcnallyjackson on prince st has 7 signed copies of culture warlords now!
stopped at @strandbookstore for one more #worldbookday guerilla signing (bc i never got to do a Proper Book Tour and the sun was out), 8 copies ♥️ ... droit d'signature
no one needs another personal essay on agoraphobia/panic disorder so let me just say: it sucks lugnuts and the pandini has made it immeasurably worse
not only did i lose whatever progress i'd made, ive spent the entire time fighting off new phobias and old ones made worse (autophobia can suck my dick). the prospect of the world "reopening" with all my maladaptive coping mechanisms still in place is terrifying!
me trying to date is like *christian grey voice* you see, i have certain......... crippling limitations