Hey guys - I work with a startup accelerator specifically for cybersecurity companies called MACH37 and the current cohort has hit the phase where they need to start thinking about marketing. I can talk to them and get them to do some thinking about how to use social media to build their brands, but to a one they are crazy busy and technical and would very much like to pay someone to do social media for them.

So they asked me if I could recommend anyone, and I thought "Who do I know that's savvy about digital natives and online culture and creates great content?" and immediately logged back in here.

If you are interested in some hours a week of paid work as a social media brand manager for a cybersecurity startup, ping me at raq.ximerae@gmail.com and I'll do a warm intro for you.

Heya - I hate doing this but it's important these days - if you are liking any of the books by your friendly neighborhood writers, please consider posting even the briefest of reviews on various sites - it helps. Many thanks

The NYT reminded me this morning that I have a digital subscription to share with another email address. I've subscribed for a long time and forgot completely that I had an extra address. If anyone here is constantly running out of views on line, or if there is a generic email address I can send it to for Buffista access please let me know.

Tim Minear is allowing me to share the script to Moon Is A Harsh Mistress he wrote in 2005. "It was just gathering dust, anyway."

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Xposted to Minearverse

Please read my stuff, [link]

A free short story for you or your nook, by K. Howard and F. Wilde... "A Recipe For Magic": [link]

I am LATE getting going on the gift evangelist this year. I'll be posting TOMORROW with details. Get those elfster accounts updated! Get ready! Team up if you need a helper. Whatever preparations you need, do those, because IT IS COMING!

The ANNUAL GIVING of GIFTS, AGoG for short, is here.

Because I am late, I am inviting everyone who I am connected with on elfster. If you are not on elfster and you want in, contact me and I will send the invite. Deadline to sign up will be in 1 week, matches will be drawn then.

People are busy, things are crazy, I know this. This should be a fun thing, not something else to cause you stress. If you want to participate but it stresses you out thinking about it, consider being an elf. Do not officially sign up, but send people things anyway. Or, contact someone who is participating and be a team for someone else.

The mysterious gift senders are a long and wonderful tradition.

Any ?s or issues, contact me. If you have never participated or haven't in many years, consider it this year. The more the merrier.

If Buffista teachers or librarians want like to gift a book by a certain me / use them as prizes for things, hit my profile addy. If you want to read but can't afford, see also - not sure how much post office I can manage this year, but I would like to try.