Has there ever been a time when we need love more than now? I mean, we also need a lot of other stuff (like leaders who care about people – all people – instead of money, empathy lessons for pretty much everyone, etc.) but a little love and light and joy can go a long way.
Why not participate in this exchange and bring yourself – and others – some of that good stuff? It’s super easy, we explain it below. You don’t need money, you can give things that are free! You don’t need a ton of time. You just need the desire to help make this time of year a little better for you and the rest of our little fannish community.
Step one: Make a wish list. Your wishes can be fandom specific or non-fandom, big or small. They can include political or charitable action items. (See lists from previous years for inspiration!) We were going to limit the wishes, but then we realized we have about 37 fics we want someone to write for us, so other people might also. So the only guideline is to be reasonable. It’s highly unlikely that lots of people will buy things, but it’s highly likely that lots of people will make things – fanworks or otherwise. Small wishes will probably get granted more often than big ones.
Step two: Send your list to us via email – spreadthelove@keysmashblog.com. We will be posting the wish lists anonymously, but we’re going to need your contact information to keep everything straight. We’ll need your name, country you live in (in case people can’t afford to ship internationally), and email address at the very least. If you’re asking for anything that requires your mailing address (holiday cards are the most popular wish list items for a reason!), please include that in your email as well. If we need any other information for a wish someone wants to grant we’ll let you know.
Step three: On November 19th we’ll unveil the lists. Come back and peruse them and grant some wishes.
You don’t have to submit a list in order to grant a wish. You don’t have to grant a wish in order to submit a list. You can grant as many wishes as you’d like, for as many people as you’d like. The main point of this is to do what the banner says – spread the love.
We know that there are many holidays celebrated this time of year, and that some people don’t celebrate any holidays at all. If you want your wishes to be holiday specific, or non-holiday, please make that clear on your list.
Send us your wishlists! And please spread the word as well as the love. Share buttons are at the top and bottom of this post.