Happy "Thanksiversary"!

Here's a sackful of gifts to celebrate!

Fun fact #1:
The Raft just celebrated its first anniversary on Substack!

Fun fact #2:
This is Thanksgiving week in the US!

Fun fact #3:
I’m especially thankful for you!

All this adds up to . . .

A sackful of “Thanksiversary” gifts, just for you!

Gift #1: “What One Cloud Said to Another” (poem)

If you subscribe to Staying Power, here on the The Raft, you received the gift of this original poem yesterday. If you’re not on that mailing list, I’m happy to present it to you now. Enjoy! Click here.

Gift #2 : “‘Tis a Gift” (music)

December is right around the corner. If you like relaxing holiday music, this is the playlist for you! The collection features my digital guitar arrangements of traditional Christmas tunes. (Please excuse the brief opening ads inserted by Soundcloud, the hosting platform.)

Note: I’m offering you this music as a gift because you’re a Rafter. If you’d like to pass along the music to a dear one, please order a CD from my website store. Remember to use your Rafter discount code at checkout to enjoy 15% off. Contact me if you need a code reminder.

Gift #3: Save big through December 31st!

Through December 31, 2023, I’ll give you a 20% discount if you become a supporting subscriber of The Raft.

A supporting subscription ordinarily costs $5/month or $50/year. Now you can get it for $4/month or $40/year! That’s a fabulous deal, giving you access to

• Digs (monthly writing prompts)

• Deep Dives (bimonthly explorations of a spiritual theme through poetry, music, and contemplative prompts)

• Poets on The Raft (poetry-writing group)

• Rafters Writing Fiction (fiction-writing group)

. . . and more.

I pinch myself every day that I get to share with you things that buoy my spirit, hoping they might inspire you too! Paid subscriptions (currently fewer than 10% of Raft subscriptions) help make my work possible.

I’m offering this 20% break only to Rafters like you who have been with me for part or all of the past year. It’s another way to express my gratitude for your presence here. Again, this is a year-end offer, good only through the end of 2023.

Bonus: If you become a supporting subscriber before December 2, you’ll get to attend “Living from Our Yes,” a Zoom appreciation event that I’m hosting along with the multi-talented

Carrie Newcomer

. Details here.

Gift #4: Red-ribbon super-duper mystery gift!

This gift is too big for your inbox! It’s so big, I’ve already run out of gift-wrap and ribbon—and the wrapping’s barely begun!

This gift will be yours regardless of your subscription type. Watch for details, coming soon . . .

Again, I’m so grateful for you!

Happy Thanksiversary!