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EARTHDATE: November 22, 2009

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A PLEA FOR MONEY ON BEHALF OF SPIDER AND JEANNE ROBINSON

by Hazed

Spider Robinson is one of my favorite science fiction authors. His series about a bar called Callaghan's is the closest thing I have ever read to the style we have tried to achieve in Fed. I read those books and thought, "Yes, he's describing Chez Diesel." There's something about all his work that leaves you feeling uplifted and full of hope for the future.

Now he and his wife are in trouble. Jeanne, with whom he has collaborated on some of his work, is seriously ill with a rare form of cancer. Her treatment is going to be very expensive. And he's never made Dan Brown-type money from his books... so they are going to be hard pushed to fund the treatment.

I heard about this through the owner of another game, who was just as shocked as I am about the predicament they are in. He's decided to do something about it. He's set up a donation thing using PayPal so you can chip in with a couple of dollars, or whatever you can afford, to help out.

I asked you for money to keep Fed afloat a few articles ago, but this is more important. It's somebody's life. Please go along to http://wedreamforjeanne.blogspot.com/ and give what you can.

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