Relaunching Gem of Amara!
It’s time for a crisitunity!
Here’s an image from Angel season 5, because it relaunched the show! And because it’s always funny to see him as a puppet.
So I’ve been quiet on here recently. It’s my own fault, but as a reaction to how things are, well, not great right now. Unless you’re reading this in the year 2100 and need to brush up on your history, you know why. But I’m not exactly busy right now, so it’s time to get out of my funk and write a lot of newsletters! I’m intending to write at least one free post a week for the foreseeable future, and I’d love for you all to read along with me.
Now it’s time to do the thing I’m famously terrible at: asking for money. To be clear, no one is under any pressure at all to become a paying subscriber. I know times are tough right now, and if you can’t afford it, or hell, if you just don’t want to pay for this, that’s absolutely fine. I’ll be keeping writing the free newsletters that everyone is welcome to read.
If you’re ever so kind as to pay money, you’ll get at least one extra full on article in the vein of what I normally do a week, and definitely more than one in the short term. I’m going to finally start watching The Wire, and I’ll be writing an article every Friday on a grouping of 4-5 episodes. And any subscribers are free to request me to write about anything, really. I want this to be as inclusive and community-driven as possible.
How much will it cost? A monthly subscription is 5 US dollars. Which works out at around 4 pounds in Britain. Or if you live in any of these places, here’s a quick guide based on the rough exchange rates as of today! Obviously exact rates fluctuate, etc etc
🇬🇧UK Pound: £4
🇺🇸US Dollar: $5
🇪🇺Euro: €4.60
🇨🇦Canadian Dollar: $7.10
🇦🇺Australian Dollar: $7.80
🇳🇿New Zealand Dollar: $8.30
As for other currencies: you’re on the internet, you’ll figure it out.
If you’re somehow very committed to reading my stuff, you can buy an annual subscription for $50 (so just multiply the above figures by 10). That obviously saves you two months over a year. If you’re the most wonderful person on Earth, you can plump for the “You are a God to me” tier, which is any higher amount you’d like (don’t worry about the suggestion). I can’t put into words how grateful I would be if you did that, so I'll definitely do something nice for you at some point.
Look, I know people are struggling at the moment, so I get it if you’re not interested in this. I’m struggling at the moment. But I’m excited about this, and I think everyone who comes along for the ride is going to have a good time reading the newsletter.
Paid emails start next Monday (the 11th May), and subscriptions are open now!