Dear Yuletide Santa
Nov. 16th, 2011 09:53 pmDo you know you're an angel? You are, truly. And I love you already, though I'm sure we've never met.
I thought I'd give you just a quick idea of what kind of fan I am, and go from there. I've been writing fanfiction for about twelve years, if you don't count the Batman stories I scribbled when I was supposed to be writing compositions for English class. I'm not known for writing fluff or happy endings, and I don't really read them, either. So, when I picked fandoms for my Yuletide request, I was aiming for the darker side in each one. Generally speaking, I prefer gen and het stories, though you'll notice exceptions in my requests. I don't mind explicit stories but I like plot more. AUs are fine, within the given time period for a specific work. Crossovers are likewise awesome, within the same limit.
So, more details....
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Have a great holiday, Yuletide Santa. I wish I could make you some cookies, because you're already highly deserving of them.
I thought I'd give you just a quick idea of what kind of fan I am, and go from there. I've been writing fanfiction for about twelve years, if you don't count the Batman stories I scribbled when I was supposed to be writing compositions for English class. I'm not known for writing fluff or happy endings, and I don't really read them, either. So, when I picked fandoms for my Yuletide request, I was aiming for the darker side in each one. Generally speaking, I prefer gen and het stories, though you'll notice exceptions in my requests. I don't mind explicit stories but I like plot more. AUs are fine, within the given time period for a specific work. Crossovers are likewise awesome, within the same limit.
So, more details....
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Have a great holiday, Yuletide Santa. I wish I could make you some cookies, because you're already highly deserving of them.
TITLE: You Never Close Your Eyes
AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
RATING: Strong R, warnings for gore and non-con sex (not graphic).
ARCHIVE: List archives, otherwise please ask.
SPOILERS: Whole series is up for grabs.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own it. Or It, for that matter.
SUMMARY: The Derry High Senior Prom, Class of 1965.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: The title and preceeding lyrics are from "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin," which was a 2-week #1 hit in February 1965. I would have to assume it got major play at the prom in Derry. Just a shame Richie Tozier couldn't be there to serenade Bev with it! I have to assume that Richie, though, was more of a Herman's Hermits fan in '65, wherever he was.
Written for flyakate for NYR 2011.
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AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
RATING: Strong R, warnings for gore and non-con sex (not graphic).
ARCHIVE: List archives, otherwise please ask.
SPOILERS: Whole series is up for grabs.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own it. Or It, for that matter.
SUMMARY: The Derry High Senior Prom, Class of 1965.
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: The title and preceeding lyrics are from "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin," which was a 2-week #1 hit in February 1965. I would have to assume it got major play at the prom in Derry. Just a shame Richie Tozier couldn't be there to serenade Bev with it! I have to assume that Richie, though, was more of a Herman's Hermits fan in '65, wherever he was.
Written for flyakate for NYR 2011.
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Title: A sorrow's crown of sorrow
Author: Maidenjedi
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Rating: PG 13
Spoilers: Through 2.06
Summary: Patrick, if that is his name, remembers.
Note: Title from a quote by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. "A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times." This is REALLY spoilery for Episode 2.06, but that's the only one. A little bit of Edith in this, as well.
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Author: Maidenjedi
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Rating: PG 13
Spoilers: Through 2.06
Summary: Patrick, if that is his name, remembers.
Note: Title from a quote by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. "A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times." This is REALLY spoilery for Episode 2.06, but that's the only one. A little bit of Edith in this, as well.
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"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" nominated at Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards
Oct. 29th, 2011 09:43 pmWow - it has been a very long time since anything I wrote got nominated for one of these online fiction awards. Pretty cool! My story "And Death Shall Have No Dominion" was nominated, in "Best Angst." (heh - what else?)
Obviously, this was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer story I wrote, set post-"The Gift" (right after season five). I think I wrote it last year sometime. Anyway, it's on my AO3 account here, if you want to read it: http://archiveofourown.org/works/25
Obviously, this was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer story I wrote, set post-"The Gift" (right after season five). I think I wrote it last year sometime. Anyway, it's on my AO3 account here, if you want to read it: http://archiveofourown.org/works/25
Help the South Fandom Auctions
May. 2nd, 2011 08:51 pmIn response to the tornadoes that cut a swatch of devastation across the southern United States, some fans have created helpthesouth. These tornadoes passed through a huge area that includes Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. Over one hundred thirty seven tornadoes were reported that day and at least 300 persons have been found dead. Please consider joining and donating or bidding or both.
To make an immediate contribution, you may go here: American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Greater Birmingham Humane Society.
(thanks to wendelah1 for the heads-up)
To make an immediate contribution, you may go here: American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Greater Birmingham Humane Society.
(thanks to wendelah1 for the heads-up)
Texas Wildfires
Apr. 25th, 2011 12:22 pmAll of Texas is experiencing drought conditions, and many parts of the state have been suffering from wildfires that have resulted from our dry, windy weather. The rain over the weekend definitely helped the Possum Kingdom Lake area, but it was not enough to help further south, and Texas is a BIG state. Here is some information about ways to help Texans in their time of need.
Country music artist Owen Temple is donating 100% of the profits from the sale of his latest CD to the Jeff Davis County Relief Fund and the State of Texas Agricultural Relief Fund (through May 19). You can pre-order the album and listen to one of the songs at his website.
Palo Pinto County Volunteer Fire Department benefit
Jeff Davis County Relief Fund
CattleWomen Care Texas Wildfire Relief
The American Red Cross of Southwest Texas and Central Texas.
Permian Basin Area Foundation Emergency Relief Fund (donations can be sent to: 200 N. Loraine, Suite 500, Midland, TX 79701)
The State of Texas Agricultural Relief Fund
Country music artist Owen Temple is donating 100% of the profits from the sale of his latest CD to the Jeff Davis County Relief Fund and the State of Texas Agricultural Relief Fund (through May 19). You can pre-order the album and listen to one of the songs at his website.
Palo Pinto County Volunteer Fire Department benefit
Jeff Davis County Relief Fund
CattleWomen Care Texas Wildfire Relief
The American Red Cross of Southwest Texas and Central Texas.
Permian Basin Area Foundation Emergency Relief Fund (donations can be sent to: 200 N. Loraine, Suite 500, Midland, TX 79701)
The State of Texas Agricultural Relief Fund
X-Files Charity Drive Announcement
Apr. 16th, 2011 12:55 pmReposting this from ![[profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
xf_syndicate, courtesy of marikology
JJ and Prentiss, Olivia Benson, Buffy Summers, Temperance Brennan, Catherine Willows, Chloe Sullivan. What do all of these amazing tv women have in common?
They all came after Dana Scully.
Legendary Women, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit organization, just getting off the ground. Their mission is to promote the positive portrayal of females in the media, powered solely by the viewers who love them. They are set to launch their website this month, and have chosen their first monthly honoree to be Special Agent Dana Scully, MD. For nine years, 202 episodes and two feature films, fans watched as she and her partner Fox Mulder asked the tough questions, risked their lives for the truth and each other, and finally found their happiness. Agent Scully is intelligent, clever, educated, courageous, and has set the tone for countless strong female characters that came after her.
In honor of Scully Month, LW is doing another charity drive. They are collecting money for the Gillian-Anderson endorsed Off The Street Kids, (OTSK) but with a fun twist. They are organizing a virtual screening of one episode of The X-Files, plus the 1998 feature film, The X-Files: Fight the Future. For your charitable donation of at least $5, you will receive a link to a chat room in which X-philes across the globe will simultaneously watch the Scully-centric episode from Season 7 entitled “all things”. After a 15 minute intermission, we will then screen the entire feature film. This event will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8 PM EST.
Over the course of this roughly three hour event, we will have trivia, fun facts, some transcribed commentary from the dvd and the behind the scenes book, deleted scenes to view, even a drinking game for those over 21.
Additionally, we are auctioning off an playbill from David Duchovny’s off-Broadway play "Break of Noon", autographed by Fox Mulder himself. The signature is authentic; we can show you the pictures to prove it. (YES, MARIKOLOGY MET MULDER.)
Additionally, if you donate $20 or more, you will receive a customized Livejournal icon with your choice of screencapture and text.
We hope you will join us and take part in this one of a kind event!
( FAQ and more details under the cut )
xf_syndicate, courtesy of marikologyJJ and Prentiss, Olivia Benson, Buffy Summers, Temperance Brennan, Catherine Willows, Chloe Sullivan. What do all of these amazing tv women have in common?
They all came after Dana Scully.
Legendary Women, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit organization, just getting off the ground. Their mission is to promote the positive portrayal of females in the media, powered solely by the viewers who love them. They are set to launch their website this month, and have chosen their first monthly honoree to be Special Agent Dana Scully, MD. For nine years, 202 episodes and two feature films, fans watched as she and her partner Fox Mulder asked the tough questions, risked their lives for the truth and each other, and finally found their happiness. Agent Scully is intelligent, clever, educated, courageous, and has set the tone for countless strong female characters that came after her.
In honor of Scully Month, LW is doing another charity drive. They are collecting money for the Gillian-Anderson endorsed Off The Street Kids, (OTSK) but with a fun twist. They are organizing a virtual screening of one episode of The X-Files, plus the 1998 feature film, The X-Files: Fight the Future. For your charitable donation of at least $5, you will receive a link to a chat room in which X-philes across the globe will simultaneously watch the Scully-centric episode from Season 7 entitled “all things”. After a 15 minute intermission, we will then screen the entire feature film. This event will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8 PM EST.
Over the course of this roughly three hour event, we will have trivia, fun facts, some transcribed commentary from the dvd and the behind the scenes book, deleted scenes to view, even a drinking game for those over 21.
Additionally, we are auctioning off an playbill from David Duchovny’s off-Broadway play "Break of Noon", autographed by Fox Mulder himself. The signature is authentic; we can show you the pictures to prove it. (YES, MARIKOLOGY MET MULDER.)
Additionally, if you donate $20 or more, you will receive a customized Livejournal icon with your choice of screencapture and text.
We hope you will join us and take part in this one of a kind event!
( FAQ and more details under the cut )
well, why not
Apr. 9th, 2011 05:37 pmA fandom meme, because it seems like the thing to do.
1. What was your first fandom?
Online, it was The X-Files. Offline, it was Batman.
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1. What was your first fandom?
Online, it was The X-Files. Offline, it was Batman.
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FIC: Keep Me Here (The X-Files, 1/1)
Apr. 7th, 2011 05:05 pmTITLE: Keep Me Here
AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
RATING: PG-13
ARCHIVE: List archives, otherwise please ask.
KEYWORDS: Mulder/Diana, pre-XF
SPOILERS: none
DISCLAIMER: Not mine, thank you very much.
SUMMARY: One lover goes, the other has to stay.
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A/N: Yet another take on how Diana left Mulder. I originally wrote this in 2008 with the intention of making it much longer, but it sat on my hard drive with no amendments all this time and I decided it needed to get some air.
Like most of my pre-XF stuff, there are vague crossover references to the Hannibal Lecter books. Blink-and-miss-it.
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AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
RATING: PG-13
ARCHIVE: List archives, otherwise please ask.
KEYWORDS: Mulder/Diana, pre-XF
SPOILERS: none
DISCLAIMER: Not mine, thank you very much.
SUMMARY: One lover goes, the other has to stay.
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A/N: Yet another take on how Diana left Mulder. I originally wrote this in 2008 with the intention of making it much longer, but it sat on my hard drive with no amendments all this time and I decided it needed to get some air.
Like most of my pre-XF stuff, there are vague crossover references to the Hannibal Lecter books. Blink-and-miss-it.
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links and stuff
Mar. 6th, 2011 04:52 pmGoogle Reader, StumbleUpon, plus a bunch of you lovely people, keep me entertained these days. So I'm returning the favor.
Backing up your Gmail - apparently it might be a good idea.
Did I somehow miss that they're remaking All Quiet on the Western Front with Daniel Radcliffe?? Because Radcliffe's involvement contributes about 1/10 of the AWESOME here. I really can't believe I had no idea.
I found out at the bottom of the NPR article about books made into films for 2011. Some things coming out that I'm pretty excited about.
This customer story made me think of my job. Not every day, not with every call. But sometimes.
I rewatched The Duchess the other night, and I'm just as fascinated with it this time around as the first. Mostly with Georgiana herself, but this time I really got to wondering about Charles Grey. It wasn't his story being told, of course, but did you know he fathered 16 or so kids with his wife? And I always forget that he was Prime Minister right before Melbourne. I also wonder just a little about Bess Foster, whose audacity really struck me this time around.
Still really hate Cate Blanchett's Oscar dress, still really want her hair. I need a cut anyway. Think I might ask for this.
I was really pissed off that Charlie Sheen was on the cover of EW this week.
Liz Lemon, Abby Flynn, feminism, etc. Thinky thoughts will ensue. I don't watch 30 Rock and still found this interesting, since it uses the show only as a jumping-off point for a bigger discussion.
I think this would be really fun - making your own strawberry, elderberry, or dandelion wine.
I would really like to find an English-sung version of this song. Seems only to be done in Dutch in all the MP3s and such that I can find. But I've seen the lyrics in English, so....
Today is the 175th anniversary of the fall of the Alamo. Historians are now investigating whether there were more Texians killed there than originally believed (the number is 182 today, and could be as high as 257). We're commemorating the terquasesquintennial (if I spelled that right I'd be amazed - I certainly can't pronounce it) of a lot of things in Texas this year.
BUSY week coming up. I don't know if I'll have much patience left - especially since busy means also dealing with a very loudmouth coworker. Looks like I'll have a chance to put this into practice.
YAY - a full Game of Thrones trailer!!!!
Okay, and I will end with this - Young House Love is one of my new favorite blogs, and this post is not actually about the house the couple owns. But it is amazing anyway, about the restoration of a circa-1855 house.
Backing up your Gmail - apparently it might be a good idea.
Did I somehow miss that they're remaking All Quiet on the Western Front with Daniel Radcliffe?? Because Radcliffe's involvement contributes about 1/10 of the AWESOME here. I really can't believe I had no idea.
I found out at the bottom of the NPR article about books made into films for 2011. Some things coming out that I'm pretty excited about.
This customer story made me think of my job. Not every day, not with every call. But sometimes.
I rewatched The Duchess the other night, and I'm just as fascinated with it this time around as the first. Mostly with Georgiana herself, but this time I really got to wondering about Charles Grey. It wasn't his story being told, of course, but did you know he fathered 16 or so kids with his wife? And I always forget that he was Prime Minister right before Melbourne. I also wonder just a little about Bess Foster, whose audacity really struck me this time around.
Still really hate Cate Blanchett's Oscar dress, still really want her hair. I need a cut anyway. Think I might ask for this.
I was really pissed off that Charlie Sheen was on the cover of EW this week.
Liz Lemon, Abby Flynn, feminism, etc. Thinky thoughts will ensue. I don't watch 30 Rock and still found this interesting, since it uses the show only as a jumping-off point for a bigger discussion.
I think this would be really fun - making your own strawberry, elderberry, or dandelion wine.
I would really like to find an English-sung version of this song. Seems only to be done in Dutch in all the MP3s and such that I can find. But I've seen the lyrics in English, so....
Today is the 175th anniversary of the fall of the Alamo. Historians are now investigating whether there were more Texians killed there than originally believed (the number is 182 today, and could be as high as 257). We're commemorating the terquasesquintennial (if I spelled that right I'd be amazed - I certainly can't pronounce it) of a lot of things in Texas this year.
BUSY week coming up. I don't know if I'll have much patience left - especially since busy means also dealing with a very loudmouth coworker. Looks like I'll have a chance to put this into practice.
YAY - a full Game of Thrones trailer!!!!
Okay, and I will end with this - Young House Love is one of my new favorite blogs, and this post is not actually about the house the couple owns. But it is amazing anyway, about the restoration of a circa-1855 house.
Hello, DW (and LJ). Have a meme.
The book I am reading: Our Mothers' War by Emily Yellin. So far so good. It was a Christmas gift and I decided to pick it up after rewatching Paradise Road the other night. I've been trying to get my hands on one of the books that inspired the film (namely White Coolies by Betty Jeffrey), but it seems to be out of print, at least in the States.
Also, there's never just one book that I'm reading. For instance, right now I'm also finishing up Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.
The book I am writing: In my head, I'm writing two things. One is the Next Great Western Post-Apocalypse Novel, and the other is a memoir of my mother and her illness.
The book I love most: I'm still a very big fan of The Stand. Gaskell's North and South may be a close runner-up.
The last book I received as a gift: My brother gave me Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society by Mary Beth Norton. Early birthday present.
The last book I gave as a gift: My brother asked for The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933 for Christmas, so I got it for him. He's taking a graduate class on this and needed the book for the course.
The nearest book on my desk: I don't have any books on my desk (for a change!). The nearest book is Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis.
The book I am reading: Our Mothers' War by Emily Yellin. So far so good. It was a Christmas gift and I decided to pick it up after rewatching Paradise Road the other night. I've been trying to get my hands on one of the books that inspired the film (namely White Coolies by Betty Jeffrey), but it seems to be out of print, at least in the States.
Also, there's never just one book that I'm reading. For instance, right now I'm also finishing up Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.
The book I am writing: In my head, I'm writing two things. One is the Next Great Western Post-Apocalypse Novel, and the other is a memoir of my mother and her illness.
The book I love most: I'm still a very big fan of The Stand. Gaskell's North and South may be a close runner-up.
The last book I received as a gift: My brother gave me Founding Mothers and Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society by Mary Beth Norton. Early birthday present.
The last book I gave as a gift: My brother asked for The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933 for Christmas, so I got it for him. He's taking a graduate class on this and needed the book for the course.
The nearest book on my desk: I don't have any books on my desk (for a change!). The nearest book is Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis.
TITLE: words spoken in winter go unheard
AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
FANDOM: Stephen King's The Stand
CATEGORY: Gen
RATING: R
SUMMARY: Stu Redman, his wife, and the first time he saw Mother Abagail.
NOTES: Written for wovenindelibly for Yuletide Madness 2010. Title from "Moralia" by Plutarch. The full quote is "Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer." Also, as Arnette is fictional, there are location liberties taken here.
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AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
FANDOM: Stephen King's The Stand
CATEGORY: Gen
RATING: R
SUMMARY: Stu Redman, his wife, and the first time he saw Mother Abagail.
NOTES: Written for wovenindelibly for Yuletide Madness 2010. Title from "Moralia" by Plutarch. The full quote is "Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer." Also, as Arnette is fictional, there are location liberties taken here.
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TITLE: For a Bit of Colored Ribbon
AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
FANDOM: Downton Abbey
CATEGORY: Gen, multiple pairings
RATING: PG-13
SUMMARY: Some of the ways war comes to Downton.
NOTES: Written forbethbethbeth for Yuletide 2010.
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AUTHOR: Maidenjedi
FANDOM: Downton Abbey
CATEGORY: Gen, multiple pairings
RATING: PG-13
SUMMARY: Some of the ways war comes to Downton.
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TITLE: The Laughing Face of Madness
RATING: R
***WARNING***: Strong warning for self-harm, in case that is trigger-y for you.
SPOILERS: "Grotesque," "Paper Hearts". Allusions to "Fire," general series spoilers
SUMMARY: The great red dragon, and the woman clothed in sun.
NOTES: Written for![[livejournal.com profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
simplytoopretty for ![[livejournal.com profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
xf_santa 2010.
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RATING: R
***WARNING***: Strong warning for self-harm, in case that is trigger-y for you.
SPOILERS: "Grotesque," "Paper Hearts". Allusions to "Fire," general series spoilers
SUMMARY: The great red dragon, and the woman clothed in sun.
NOTES: Written for
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Dear Yuletide Santa
Nov. 13th, 2010 08:37 pmHi! I've got some ideas and thoughts that might help you, dear Yuletide Santa. All under the cut.
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Now, with all of this said - just the fact that you, Yuletide Santa, want to write in one of these fandoms, tells me that you have awesome taste and you can be trusted. :-) I can't wait to read whatever you come up with, and I really look forward to that!! So please, consider what I've written here to be a general guideline.
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Now, with all of this said - just the fact that you, Yuletide Santa, want to write in one of these fandoms, tells me that you have awesome taste and you can be trusted. :-) I can't wait to read whatever you come up with, and I really look forward to that!! So please, consider what I've written here to be a general guideline.
boosting the signal
Aug. 21st, 2010 12:01 amVia dotfic
The official death toll from the flooding in Pakistan is at 1,500 and 4 million Pakistanis are now homeless.
Bidding is now open athelp_pakistan.
US State Department's Pakistan Relief Fund. You can donate online, or text “FLOOD” to 27722 from your mobile phone to give $10.
The New York Times blog The Lede has a list of places to donate.
dotficThe official death toll from the flooding in Pakistan is at 1,500 and 4 million Pakistanis are now homeless.
Bidding is now open at
help_pakistan.US State Department's Pakistan Relief Fund. You can donate online, or text “FLOOD” to 27722 from your mobile phone to give $10.
The New York Times blog The Lede has a list of places to donate.
A resolution proposed by Mr. Lee
Jul. 4th, 2010 08:42 amHappy Independence Day to all my American friends.
