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Kira & Kat Raising the Rent

August of 2013 I left a job that was crushing me physically, spiritually and emotionally, which quickly made space to pursue my dream of publishing my poetic memoir, Write This Second and establishing an infrastructure to teach poetry as empowerment. It took 18 months to complete the book and all its accompanying pieces: mission statement, curriculum, website, FB page, etc with only small pockets of my own income.


From an incredible life partner, Katrina Croswell, who has worked very hard to keep our heads above water to the magnificent family and friends, Lea Vonk, Vivian Allen, Bonnie, Allen, Amber Allen, Che Phillips, Precious Stroud, and many more who cheered me on and cheered me up whenever I tried to turn away, who listened, read drafts, attended and promoted events, I am so incredibly grateful! As of April 2015 the birthing process is complete, and now the real work begins.

I am starting this campaign to ask for 3 things:

1) I have exactly 3 days to raise $2600 to prevent my landlord from starting eviction proceedings.

2) Check out this post: http://writethissec.com/2015/05/13/you-call-it-a-book-i-call-it-a-movement-or-seven-reasons-why-i-founded-write-this-second/ and consider supporting my effort to get these books and classes into places where they most need them, but least afford them, starting with Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR); they've already said YES, we just need funding.

3. If you can't afford to contribute financially, but you believe in what Write This Second is all about: purchase a copy, post a review on Amazon, host a book club to read it and sponsor a reading, refer me to an organization that would benefit from what I have to offer or a funding source that wold support it, come to a reading, blow Write This Second and this campaign up on social media to help get the word out.

Below are several links to help you make up your mind and follow the progress of Write This Second, for I truly believe it is a dream who's time has come: 

www.writethissec.com 

 http://www.amazon.com/Write-This-Second-Lynne-Allen/dp/0985231335/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424457098&sr=8-1&keywords=write+this+second 

https://www.facebook.com/writethissecond?ref=bookmarks 

http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cbfd8f107b9c0968474a4fc1d&id=0c0c7b5d9d&e=%5BUNIQID%5D

http://www.behindtheprose.com/episodes/episode-19-memoir-meet-poetry-kira-lynne-allen-crafts-debut-book-in-two-genres 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/generations-literary-podcast/id897283730?mt=2&i=339776869

I am eternally grateful and humbled by anything you can do!

Organizer

Kira Allen
Organizer
Oakland, CA

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