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I have created an author mailing list!

Thank you, folks, for the recommendation of Buttondown--it is stripped down and does exactly what I need and I will probably be happy to pay for it should I ever somehow get more than 100 subscribers. (I will be doing dances of glee should I get more than 100 subscribers).

So far I have subscribed to my own list and sent out a test email. I need to do some more template formatting, I know, and I will get there. Someday there will be a header image. For now, however, straight text with some formatting will have to do.

So, if anyone wants to subscribe to my fledgling newsletter, you should be able to do so via my Buttondown page.

I don't plan to post a newsletter more than monthly, unless I've got an imminent THING happening. There will probably be more posts in lead-up days to an indy release, or while a crowdfunding campaign for PHU print editions via DPP is happening. I'll send out a convention schedule if I'm on programming. But I don't want to spam anyone.

I did manage to get the form to subscribe embedded properly into my official Author Site. My next steps are getting it linked on other social media (and setting up a Carrd site because yes, I'm aware that's a thing I should have, too).

My big next step with the author page is getting a contact me form set up. Last one I tried just wasn't working out for me. I've got another one that I think will work better.

Darlings! Your friendly reminder that I have a newsletter! It's free. You can sign up here:

INTRODUCING THE SUPERMAN '86 TO '99 NEWSLETTER!

AKA, the exact same thing as this blog, but in email form! You can subscribe here: https://buttondown.email/superman86to99 (make sure to check your spam folder for the confirmation email)

Why a newsletter? Mainly because we're trying to rely less on Tumblr now that it started limiting how much logged-out users can read, which is pretty dumb. We'll also be discontinuing our Twitter feed (since "Twitter" doesn't really exist anymore), so if you relied on that to find out about new posts, please consider subscribing. We're still on BlueSky, though, and everything in this blog will continue being copied and pasted into Patreon as free posts.

The newsletter is free and always will be, but we're also trying out* an optional "pay what you want" subscription thing where if you feel like throwing us $1 or more a month, you'll get all the articles about non-continuity stuff we've been posting on Patreon -- just sent out one about the Elseworlds annuals where Superboy and others dress up in leather jackets and rip off the Seven Samurai. (*I say "trying out" because it costs us $9 a month to enable this feature, so obviously we might have to turn it off if we end up losing money.)

But the main thing is, we want as many people as possible to read our posts gushing about Bibbo (big Bibbo/Krypto moment coming soon, btw) or obsessing about tiny '90s DC continuity details, and both Tumblr and Twitter don't seem to like that idea very much these days, so hopefully the newsletter will help fix that. We've already imported all 500+ posts in this blog into the newsletter's web archive, just in case Tumblr is suddenly bought out by a billionaire and becomes nothing but sweaty crypto bros selling AI-generated NFTs tomorrow.

Note: If you wanna pay $1 one time, read all the supporters-only articles, and cancel the subscription, go for it! We won't get mad. Just keep in mind those links will stop working after you unsub.

Note 2: If you're already a patron on Patreon and would rather get those articles via the newsletter, let me know and I'll add you to the paid tier for free.

hey, i wrote the person who wrote the sad duck park post and the fromage chip post. i blog full-time now. i have just set up a newsletter / mailing list to make sure people get notified when i update my blog! there will be bonus updates too. and in foreseeable future i will keep it free of charge.

throw your email here: